Retronasal perception and flavour thresholds of iron and copper in drinking water

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-9

  Omur Ozbek, Pinar ^a   Dietrich, Andrea M ^a,b  

^a Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and School of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

^b Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper; Drinking water; Flavour threshold; Iron; Metallic flavour; Retronasal perception

Indexed keywords

CUPRIC ION; CUPROUS ION; DRINKING WATER; FERRIC ION; FERROUS ION; COPPER; IRON; WATER;

CATION; COPPER; CORROSION; DRINKING WATER; IRON; ODOR; PERCEPTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TASTE; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLAVOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE; ODOR; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TASTE; TASTE ACUITY; TASTE DISCRIMINATION; WATER QUALITY; ADOLESCENT; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COPPER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE; SMELL; TASTE PERCEPTION; TASTE THRESHOLD; VIRGINIA; WATER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954477500     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2011.157b     Document Type: Article

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