Pollution of the Durazno River water, Costa Rica: beyond the Dutch water quality index ; Contaminación del agua del río Durazno, Costa Rica: más allá del índice holandés de calidad del agua

ABSTRACT. “Pollution of the Durazno River water, Costa Rica: beyond the Dutch water quality index”. Introduction: The micro-basin of the Durazno River in Costa Rica is a source of water for human consumption, but is suspected of microbiological pollution from several land uses. Objective: To assess the water quality of the Durazno micro-basin from the physicochemical, microbiological and antibiotics points of view. Methods: We used the Dutch Water Quality index; Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater; and solid-phase extraction and ultra-high performance liquid chromatogr... Mehr ...