RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Study to determine levels of cadmium in cocoa crops applied to inland areas of Peru:"The case of the Campo Verde-Honoria Tournavista Corridor" A1 Castillo Sequera, José Luis A1 Rosales Huamaní, Jimmy Aurelio A1 Breña Ore, Jorge Luis A1 Sespedes-Varkarsel , Svitlana A1 Huamanchumo De La Cuba, Luis A1 Centeno Rojas, Luis A1 Otiniano-Zavala, Alonso A1 Andrade Choque, Joseps A1 Valverde-Espinoza , Santiago K1 Cocoa seed K1 Cocoa beans K1 Heavy metals K1 Cadmium K1 Informática K1 Computer science AB The presence of cadmium (Cd) in cocoa crops is currently a serious problem for farmers and producers in various regions of South America. Because its exports of cocoa and derivatives to European markets are threatened by possible signs of contamination in cocoa beans for export. Territories with a low organic component predated and exploited by illegal logging, burning and the intensity of unsustainable land use is common in large Amazonian areas in countries of the region. These factors were incorporated in statistical analysis in order to relate them to the contents of Cd in soil, leaves and beans in the study areas located in Peru. Such as the Campo Verde-Honoria-Tournavista corridor (Ucayali Region and Huanuco Region). Cadmium concentrations were determined using an atomic absorption spectrophotometer. As a consequence of this study, we determined and concluded that the observed difference in distribution of Cd contents by sectors can be explained by previous land use and age of cocoa crop. Indeed, the average content of Cd in soil in all cocoa growing areas is higher than the standard established by the Peruvian Ministry of the Environment (MINAM). However, when the measurements obtained in previously predated and exploited sectors are not considered, the Hotelling's simultaneous 90% confidence interval contains the value of the Peruvian standard 1.4 mg/kg. Therefore, with this information we prepare a geochemical Cd map in soils for the study area, which will help cocoa producers to identify areas that exceed the allowed Cd values. In this way, we can carry out in the future a mitigation plan for areas with Cd problems, which allows to reduce their content with major challenges to sustainable agriculture and rural development. PB MDPI SN 2073-4395 YR 2020 FD 2020-10-15 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/44914 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/44914 LA eng DS MINDS@UW RD 28-mar-2024