The presence of metals in hot springs has been associated with various adverse health effects. Although some elements are essential for humans, they are dangerous at high levels of exposure. There have been little studies on the presence of metals in hot springs in Colombia, therefore, laboratory tests were carried out over a period of six months (June to December, 2021), with spot samples every month in a ferruginous hot spring in the Cundinamarca region, Colombia. Tests were carried out for arsenic (As), chromium (Cr), mercury (Hg), lead (Pb), aluminum (Al), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), magnesium (Mg), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), zinc (Zn), strontium (Sr), and calcium (Ca) in the Laboratory of the Bogota Aqueduct and Sewer Company (in Spanish EAAB). Since there are no regulations in Colombia there is no regulation on the quality of hot springs, the analysis of results was carried out by comparing them with standards for drinking water and swimming pools from countries such as Canada, Germany, and the World Health Organization (WHO) as well as hot springs in Japan. It was observed that iron was the only metal that exceeded the regulations for drinking water and swimming pools.
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