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The objective of this work was to evaluate the water quality of the Sinú river in both dry and rainy seasonal periods, taking into account the water quality index (WQI), Heavy metal pollution index (HPI), Heavy evaluation index(HEI), Heavy metal toxicity load (HMTL) and degree of contamination (Cd). A comprehensive and in some cases punctual sampling was used according to the morphology of the current. Five samplings were carried out in the dry and rainy periods from March 2008 to April 2009. The study area comprised sixteen sampling stations along the river. All samples were taken in triplicate at each of the sampling sites. For the determination of metals, a Thermoelectron atomic absorption spectrometer, model S4AA System, was used. Of the metals monitored, only quantifiable levels of Zn, Fe and Mn were found with average values of 0.085, 4.424 and 0.085mg/L respectively in the rainy season. The results show indices of HPI (145), HEI (24), Cd (20.8), WQI (63.5) and HMTL (133). According to the results, there is contamination by heavy metals in the river, although there is no level of toxicity that affects human health.
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