@article{fdi:010070860,
  title = {{H}ow uncontrolled urban expansion increases the contamination of the {T}iticaca {L}ake {B}asin ({E}l {A}lto, {L}a {P}az, {B}olivia)},
  author = {{A}rchundia, {D}. and {D}uwig, {C}{\'e}line and {S}padini, {L}. and {U}zu, {G}a{\¨e}lle and {G}u{\'e}dron, {S}t{\'e}phane and {M}orel, {M}. {C}. and {C}ortez, {R}. and {R}amos, {O}. {R}. and {C}hincheros, {J}. and {M}artins, {J}. {M}. {F}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{C}ities in developing countries encounter rapid waves of social transformation and economic development where the environment is mostly a neglected aspect. {T}he {K}atari watershed encompasses mining areas, {E}l {A}lto city (one of the fastest growing urban areas in {S}outh {A}merica and the biggest in the {A}ltiplano) as well as agricultural areas. {I}ts outlet is {C}ohana {B}ay, one of the most polluted areas of {L}ake {T}iticaca. {H}ere we propose an integrative approach (hydrological, physicochemical, chemical and bacterial data) to understand the pollution problem of this developing area, in which a variety of anthropogenic activities takes place. {B}oth mining and urban areas appear to be sources of metal pollution. {N}utrient and bacterial contaminations are mainly related to urban and industrial discharges. {T}hese situations have impacts in the basin from the mining area down to {C}ohana {B}ay of {L}ake {T}iticaca. {P}ollutant concentration patterns are highly influenced by seasonal hydrology variations. {T}he poor quality of surface waters in the basin represents a risk for human and animal populations, as well as for the quality of aquifers located underneath {E}l {A}lto city.},
  keywords = {{S}urface water contamination ; {T}racemetals ; {C}oliforms ; {W}atershed ; {B}olivia ; {BOLIVIE} ; {EL} {ALTO} ; {LA} {PAZ} ; {TITICACA} {LAC} {BASSIN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{W}ater {A}ir and {S}oil {P}ollution},
  volume = {228},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {44 [17 ]},
  ISSN = {0049-6979},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1007/s11270-016-3217-0},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010070860},
}