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<journal-id>2518-4431</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Investigación & Desarrollo]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Inv. y Des.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2518-4431</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[UNIVERSIDAD PRIVADA BOLIVIANA]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2518-44312024000200069</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.23881/idupbo.024.2-8i</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[EVALUACIÓN DE LA VULNERABILIDAD EN POZOS DEL VALLE CENTRAL DE COCHABAMBA]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[EVALUATION OF VULNERABILITY IN WELLS OF THE CENTRAL VALLEY OF COCHABAMBA]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rosales]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Laura]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Saavedra]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Oliver]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Brayan]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ureña]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jhonatan]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Privada Boliviana Centro de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Civil y Ambiental (CIICA) ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Bolivia</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Privada Boliviana Facultad de Ingenierías y Arquitectura ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Bolivia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>24</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>69</fpage>
<lpage>78</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2518-44312024000200069&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2518-44312024000200069&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2518-44312024000200069&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN En el valle central de Cochabamba, el aumento de la población y la creciente demanda de agua para consumo humano, industrial y riego ha provocado un incremento en la cantidad de pozos perforados, elevando el riesgo de la contaminación de las aguas subterráneas. Por esta razón, se ha visto necesario identificar la vulnerabilidad a la contaminación de acuíferos en una zona productiva del valle central de Cochabamba, para el cual se ha utilizado la herramienta DRASTIC. El método considera la combinación de siete factores hidrogeológicos utilizando herramientas SIG para los cuales se ha alimentado con información hidrogeológica local y actualizada. Para obtener el índice de vulnerabilidad se han analizado cuatro escenarios en base a los pesos asignados a cada factor. Los resultados indican que los factores con mayor afectación son la profundidad del nivel estático, la geología del acuífero, el impacto en la zona vadosa, la recarga y el tipo de suelo. La zona norte presenta vulnerabilidad Media Alta al ser zona de recarga con pozos profundos, la zona central indica vulnerabilidad Alta a Muy Alta por la presencia de pozos surgentes y actividades agrícolas, y la zona sur presenta de forma general vulnerabilidad Baja a Media Baja al ser una zona de descarga, urbanizada, acuíferos confinados y niveles de agua profundos. Por tanto, se recomienda dar un mayor énfasis a la zona norte y zona central, validar con estudios hidrogeoquímicos, elaborar planes de gestión, al igual que emplear el esquema propuesto en otras zonas de gran interés hidrogeológico.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT In the central valley of Cochabamba, the increase in population and the growing demand for water for human consumption, industry and irrigation has led to an increase in the number of wells drilled, raising the risk of groundwater contamination. For this reason, it has been necessary to identify the vulnerability to aquifer contamination in a productive zone of the central valley of Cochabamba, for which the DRASTIC tool has been used. The method considers the combination of seven hydrogeological factors using GIS tools for which it has been fed with local and updated hydrogeological information. To obtain the vulnerability index, four scenarios were analyzed based on the weights assigned to each factor. The results indicate that the factors with the greatest impact are the depth of the static level, the geology of the aquifer, the impact on the vadose zone, recharge and soil type. The northern zone presents Medium High vulnerability because it is a recharge zone with deep wells, the central zone indicates High to Very High vulnerability due to the presence of emerging wells and agricultural activities, and the southern zone generally presents Low to Medium Low vulnerability because it is a discharge zone, urbanized, confined aquifers and deep-water levels. Therefore, it is recommended that greater emphasis be given to the northern and central zones, validate with hydrogeochemical studies, develop management plans, and use the proposed scheme in other zones of great hydrogeological interest.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Valle Central de Cochabamba]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Central Valley of Cochabamba]]></kwd>
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