DOI: 10.17151/luaz.2025.62.11
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Ocaño-Hernández, S., Sastre-Piñeros, U., Torres-Mora, M. A., Trujillo-González J. M., & Jiménez Ballesta, R. (2026). Evaluación ambiental del polvo de carretera en paraderos de bus de Villavicencio, Colombia. Luna Azul, (62), 189–207. https://doi.org/10.17151/luaz.2025.62.11

Autores/as

Sebastián Ocaño-Hernández
Universidad de los Llanos 
sebastian.ocano@unillanos.edu.co
https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9665-7966
Uwerney Sastre-Piñeros
Universidad de los Llanos 
uwerney.sastre@unillanos.edu.co
https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2288-7070
Marco Aurelio Torres-Mora
Universidad de los Llanos 
marcotorres@unillanos.edu.co
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3824-5412
Juan Manuel Trujillo-González
Universidad de los Llanos 
jtrujillo@unillanos.edu.co
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9612-4080
Raimundo Jiménez Ballesta
Autonomous University of Madrid 
profe.raimundojimenez@gmail.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4048-0892

Resumen

La acumulación de elementos potencialmente tóxicos (EPT) en el polvo de carretera representa un riesgo significativo para el medio ambiente y la salud pública, especialmente en zonas urbanas con alta densidad vehicular. Sin embargo, pocos estudios han evaluado estos riesgos en entornos como los paraderos de autobús universitarios, particularmente en Colombia. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo evaluar los niveles de contaminación y los riesgos potenciales t asociados con Pb, Cd, Cu y Zn en el polvo vial recolectado en paraderos de autobús de la Universidad de los Llanos, en Villavicencio, Colombia. Se recolectaron muestras de polvo en ocho paraderos utilizando cepillo y bandeja sobre áreas de 1 m², con cinco submuestras por sitio a lo largo de un tramo de 100 metros. Las muestras se almacenaron en bolsas de polietileno y se homogeneizaron con un tamiz de 2,0 mm. Las concentraciones de metales pesados (Pb, Cu, Zn, Cd) se determinaron mediante digestión ácida asistida por microondas, seguida de análisis ICP-OES. La composición mineralógica se analizó mediante difracción de rayos X (DRX) con radiación Cu Kα (λ = 1,54060 Å), en un rango de 2° a 70°. Los niveles de todos los elementos superaron los valores de fondo para la zona. Las concentraciones de Pb oscilaron entre 15,0 y 44,6 mg kg⁻¹, Cd entre 0,6 y 1,2 mg kg⁻¹, Cu entre 17,6 y 115,6 mg kg⁻¹, y Zn entre 69,8 y 519,6 mg kg⁻¹. El índice de geo-acumulación y el índice integrado de contaminación indicaron una contaminación significativa, siendo el cobre y el zinc los elementos más abundantes. La evaluación del riesgo ecológico reveló que el cadmio representa la mayor amenaza potencial. Los resultados subrayan la necesidad de implementar controles ambientales más estrictos y estrategias de desarrollo urbano para reducir la exposición a EPT en zonas cercanas al transporte público. Estos hallazgos ofrecen información clave para la formulación de políticas orientadas a mejorar la calidad del aire y la gestión del suelo en contextos urbanos.

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