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<journal-id>0377-9424</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Agronomía Costarricense]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Agron. Costarricense]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0377-9424</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Costa Rica. Colegio de Ingenieros y Agrónomos. Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0377-94242020000100123</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15517/rac.v44i1.40018</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Movilidad de metales del suelo al pasto en la región norte de Costa Rica]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Mobility of metals from the soil to the grass in the northern region of Costa Rica]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Salazar-Matarrita]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alfonso]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cubero-Campos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mario]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Durán-Jiménez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Bárbara]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica, Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias Atómicas, Nucleares y Moleculares (CICANUM)  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica, Escuela de Física y Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias Atómicas, Nucleares y Moleculares (CICANUM),  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
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<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica, Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias Atómicas, Nucleares y Moleculares (CICANUM),  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>44</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>123</fpage>
<lpage>132</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0377-94242020000100123&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0377-94242020000100123&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0377-94242020000100123&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen El estudio se basó en medir la concentración de metales en el suelo y en el pasto circundante de variedades utilizadas en la zona (Kikuyocloa clandestinum y Brachiara Brizantha) para determinar su movilidad, medido como porcentaje de transferencia del suelo al pasto. Se seleccionaron sitios de la región norte de Costa Rica, dividida en Región Chorotega y Región Huetar Norte. Se identificaron y compararon las concentraciones de potasio (K), calcio (Ca), manganeso (Mn), hierro (Fe), cobre (Cu) y zinc (Zn). Se experimentó con la movilidad de estos elementos del suelo al follaje del pasto, por su importancia como nutrimentos en la fertilidad de los suelos y del follaje del pasto. Los elementos Mn, Fe, Cu y Zn se consideran metales pesados y en las zonas estudiadas no constituyen contaminantes. Se utilizó la técnica de fluorescencia de rayos X dispersiva en energía (FRXDE), para determinar la composición elemental en las matrices de suelo y del follaje del pasto, por ser una técnica no destructiva y de análisis elemental múltiple y simultáneo. Al comparar las concentraciones de K se encontraron valores superiores en el pasto que en el suelo, por lo que se descartó calcular la movilidad con la metodología definida en este trabajo. Para los restantes elementos se calculó la movilidad como el porcentaje de transferencia de los metales al pasar del suelo al pasto. Los resultados obtenidos muestran una transferencia promedio moderada para el Ca (37,04%) y el Zn (24,75%), y una baja transferencia para el Mn (1,85%), Fe(1,35%) y Cu (4,35%).]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The study was based on measuring the concentration of metals in the soil and in the surrounding grass varieties used in the area (Kikuyocloa clandestinum and Brachiara Brizantha) to determine their mobility, measured as a percentage of soil transfer to the grass. Sites from the northern region of Costa Rica were selected, divided into Chorotega Region and Huetar Norte Region. The concentrations of potassium (K), calcium (Ca), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) were identified and compared. It was experimented with the mobility of these elements from the soil to the grass foliage, due to its importance as nutrients in the fertility of soil and grasses. Mn, Fe, Cu and Zn are considered heavy metals and in the studied areas do not constitute contaminants. The energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence technique (FRXDE) was used to determine the elementary composition in the soil and grass foliage matrices, as it is a non-destructive technique and multiple and simultaneous elemental analysis. When comparing K concentrations, higher values were found in grass than in soil, so it was ruled out to calculate the mobility with the methodology defined in this work. For the remaining elements, mobility was calculated as the percentage of transfer of metals when moving from the ground to the grass. The results obtained showed a moderate average transfer for Ca (37.04%) and Zn (24.75%), and a low transfer for Mn (1.85%), Fe (1.35%) and Cu (4.35%).]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Fluorescencia de rayos X]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[metales pesados]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[suelo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[pasto]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[X-ray Fluorescence]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[heavy metals]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[soil]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[grass]]></kwd>
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