Chemical, microbial and physical evaluation of commercial bottled waters in greater Houston area of Texas

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 335-347

  Saleh, Mahmoud A ^a   Abdel Rahman, Fawzia H ^a   Woodard, Brooke B ^a   Clark, Shavon ^a   Wallace, Cecil ^a   Aboaba, Adetoun ^a   Zhang, Wenluo ^a   Nance, James H ^a  

^a TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottled water; Drinking water standards; Inductively coupled plasma (ICPMS); Maximum admissible concentrations (MAC); Water quality constituents

Indexed keywords

INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROBIOLOGY; PURIFICATION; RANDOM PROCESSES; WATER TREATMENT;

BOTTLED WATER; DRINKING WATER STANDARDS; MAXIMUM ADMISSIBLE CONCENTRATIONS (MAC); WATER QUALITY CONSTITUENTS;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONSUMER; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS; FLUID INTAKE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PH MEASUREMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZATION; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER STANDARD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; METALS, HEAVY; TEXAS; TRACE ELEMENTS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 39149100621     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520701795400     Document Type: Article

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