Is there heavy metal contamination in the soils of two banana-growing areas in Tumbes, Peru?

The mining activity conducted in the upper part of the Tumbes River basin (Peru) has been reported by some authors to be contaminating the Tumbes River water with heavy metals, which is used to irrigate agricultural plots in its basin. However, other water bodies, such as the Cabuyal stream, are rep...

• Main Author: Pacheco Marchán, Samuel Edmundo (author)
• Other Authors: Bermejo Requena, Luis (author), Ordinola Zapata, Alberto (author)
• Format: article
• Language: spa
• Published: 2025
• Subjects: metales tóxicos; Musa paradisiaca; contaminación dulceacuícola; agricultura; subcuenca; toxic metals; freshwater contamination; agriculture; sub-basin
• Online Access: https://revistadigital.uce.edu.ec/index.php/RevFIG/article/view/8386