Minerals in drinking water: Impacts on taste and importance to consumer health

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 283-291

  Whelton, P A ^a   Dietrich, A M ^a   Burlingame, G A ^b   Schechs, M ^b   Duncan, S E ^c  

^a State University   (United States)

^b Bureau of Laboratory Services   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottled water; Hardness; Health; Minerals; Odour; Taste

Indexed keywords

FLAVORS; HEALTH RISKS; MINERALS; ODORS; WATER ANALYSIS;

WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER TASTE;

POTABLE WATER;

CHLORIDE; COPPER; DRINKING WATER; IRON; MANGANESE; MINERAL WATER; SULFATE; TAP WATER; ZINC;

FLAVORS; HEALTH RISKS; MINERALS; ODORS; POTABLE WATER; WATER ANALYSIS;

DRINKING WATER; HEALTH CARE; ODOR; SAFETY; TASTE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ODOR CONTROL; TASTE PREFERENCE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER HARDNESS; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD; WATER TREATMENT;

BEVERAGES; CHLORINE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FILTRATION; HUMANS; MINERALS; TASTE; TASTE THRESHOLD; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 34247528216     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2007.190     Document Type: Conference Paper

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