Major and trace elements in German bottled water, their regional distribution, and accordance with national and international standards

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 245-271

  Birke, Manfred ^a   Rauch, Uwe ^a   Harazim, Bodo ^a   Lorenz, Hans ^a   Glatte, Wolfgang ^a  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bottled water; Component analysis; Environmental geochemistry; Medical geology; Tap water

Indexed keywords

BOTTLED WATER; COMPONENT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY; MEDICAL GEOLOGY; TAP WATER;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; AQUIFERS; ARSENIC; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; BARIUM; BEVERAGES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; GYPSUM; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MANGANESE; MINERALS; SILICATE MINERALS; TRACE ELEMENTS; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

POTABLE WATER;

AQUIFER; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; SPRING WATER; STANDARD (REGULATION); TRACE ELEMENT; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

GERMANY;

EID: 78649906927     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2010.06.002     Document Type: Article

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