Drinking water quality: Comparing inorganic components in bottled water and Italian tap water

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 184-193

  Cidu, Rosa ^a   Frau, Franco ^a   Tore, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bottled water; Drinking water guidelines; Food analysis; Food composition; Health effect; Tap water; Trace elements; Water quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952036814     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2010.08.005     Document Type: Article

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