Major and trace elements in tap water from Italy

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 112, Issue , 2012, Pages 54-75

  Dinelli, Enrico ^a   Lima, Annamaria ^b   Albanese, Stefano ^b   Birke, Manfred ^c   Cicchella, Domenico ^d   Giaccio, Lucia ^d   Valera, Paolo ^e   De Vivo, Benedetto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Geology; Hydrogeochemistry; Italy; Tap water; Trace components

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK GEOLOGY; END USERS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FORMATION WATER; GEOGRAPHIC AREAS; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ITALY; MAJOR AND TRACE ELEMENTS; MAJOR ELEMENTS; MINERAL WATER; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PUBLIC PLACES; TAP WATER; TRACE COMPONENTS; TUSCANY; WATER TYPES;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; ANTIMONY; BARIUM; BEVERAGES; BISMUTH; BROMINE; CERIUM; CESIUM; CHLORINE; CHROMIUM; ERBIUM; EUROPIUM; GADOLINIUM; GALLIUM; GEOLOGY; GERMANIUM; GROUNDWATER; HAFNIUM; HOLMIUM; HYDROCHEMISTRY; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY (METAL); MOLYBDENUM; NIOBIUM; RUBIDIUM; SCANDIUM; SEAWATER; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SODIUM; STRONTIUM; TANTALUM; TERBIUM; TIN; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER QUALITY; YTTERBIUM; ZINC; ZIRCONIUM;

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

AQUIFER; BEDROCK; CHLORINE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONDUCTIVITY; DATABASE; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FORMATION WATER; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; PH; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ITALY;

EMILIA;

EID: 84155189107     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2011.07.009     Document Type: Article

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