Trace elements and ions in Italian bottled mineral waters: Identification of anomalous values and human health related effects

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 336-349

  Cicchella, D ^a   Albanese, S ^b   De Vivo, B ^b   Dinelli, E ^c   Giaccio, L ^a   Lima, A ^b   Valera, P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bottled mineral water; Guideline values; Human health; Italy; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

BOTTLED WATER; CONCENTRATION LEVELS; DATA ANALYSIS; DRINKING WATER; DRINKING WATER QUALITY; FOUR-ORDER; GEOCHEMICAL DATA; GEOLOGICAL PROCESS; GUIDELINE VALUES; HUMAN CONSUMPTION; HUMAN HEALTH; ITALY; MINERAL WATER; NATURAL WATERS; ROBUST DATUM; TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BARIUM; BEVERAGES; BROMINE; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CERIUM; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; CESIUM; CESIUM COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE; CHROMIUM; ERBIUM; EUROPIUM; GADOLINIUM; GERMANIUM; HAFNIUM; HEALTH; HOLMIUM; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY (METAL); MINERALS; MOLYBDENUM; NATURAL WATER GEOCHEMISTRY; NIOBIUM; POTABLE WATER; QUALITY CONTROL; SCANDIUM; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; STRONTIUM; TANTALUM; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; TERBIUM; TIN; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; YTTERBIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONDUCTIVITY; DRINKING WATER; GUIDELINE; HEALTH IMPACT; ION; NITRATE; NITRITE; PH; TOXICOLOGY; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

ITALY;

EID: 78649965064     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2010.04.004     Document Type: Article

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