The use of a finite mixture distribution model in bottled water characterisation and authentication with stable hydrogen, oxygen and carbon isotopes - Case study from Slovenia

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 391-399

  Brenčič, Mihael ^a,b   Vreča, Polona ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SLOVENIA   (Slovenia)

^c JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Bottled water; Carbon 13; Finite mixture model; Flavoured water; Hydrogen 2; Oxygen 18; Sparkling water; Still water

Indexed keywords

BOTTLED WATER; CARBON-13; FINITE MIXTURE MODELS; FLAVOURED WATER; OXYGEN-18; SPARKLING WATER; STILL WATER;

AQUIFERS; AUTHENTICATION; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXTURES; OXYGEN; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

WATER ANALYSIS;

AQUIFER; CARBON ISOTOPE; CLASSIFICATION; DRINKING WATER; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SPRING WATER; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

SLOVENIA;

EID: 78649908060     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2010.08.006     Document Type: Article

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