Concentrations of inorganic elements in 20 municipal waters in Sweden before and after treatment - Links to human health

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 215-229

  Rosborg, I ^a   Nihlgard B ^a   Gerhardsson, L ^b   Sverdrup, H ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Filter effects; Metals; Mineral elements; Raw water; Treated water

Indexed keywords

INORGANIC COMPOUND; MINERAL;

HEALTH CARE; INORGANIC MATTER; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; METABOLISM; SEASON; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWEDEN; WATER SUPPLY;

GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; INORGANIC CHEMICALS; MINERALS; SEASONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWEDEN; WATER SUPPLY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 33745029765     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-005-9033-x     Document Type: Article

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