Chemical composition of bottled water in Saudi Arabia

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 173-189

  Alabdula'aly, Abdulrahman I ^a   Khan, Mujahid A ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ CITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Bottled waters; Chemical composition; Imported bottled water brands; Local bottled water brands

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; PH; STANDARDS; WATER QUALITY;

BOTTLED WATERS;

POTABLE WATER;

CALCIUM; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; MAGNESIUM; NITRATE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SULFATE;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; WATER QUALITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; PH; SAUDI ARABIA; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD;

SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0033514086     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005810900938     Document Type: Article

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