Sicilian bottled natural waters: Major and trace inorganic components

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 34, Issue , 2013, Pages 102-113

  Varrica, D ^a   Tamburo, E ^a   Dongarra G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; ELEMENTAL CONCENTRATIONS; INORGANIC COMPONENTS; MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES; PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY; TAP-WATER SAMPLES; TOTAL DISSOLVED IONS; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS;

BEVERAGES; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; SODIUM; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

CHLORINE;

ALKALINITY; CARBONATE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; HARDNESS; INORGANIC COMPOUND; TRACE METAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84878640369     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2013.02.017     Document Type: Article

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