Hydrogeochemical approach to estimate the quality of bottled waters in Serbia
Bottled waters were analyzed for different chemical parameters and activity concentrations of radionuclides. The hydrocarbonate ion was dominant in all samples, while the major cation composition was a combination of Ca-Mg-Na ions. Physicochemical properties of bottled water samples are influenced b...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Hemijska industrija 2016, Vol.70 (3), p.347-358 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Bottled waters were analyzed for different chemical parameters and activity
concentrations of radionuclides. The hydrocarbonate ion was dominant in all
samples, while the major cation composition was a combination of Ca-Mg-Na
ions. Physicochemical properties of bottled water samples are influenced by
underlying geology. The sum of trace element concentrations varied from 79.7
to 9349.7 ?g/l. The Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) system was applied and
contributions of some essential elements were calculated according to age
group and gender. Hierarchical Cluster Analysis (HCA) grouped bottled water
samples into four clusters based on the similarities of the groundwater
quality and essential elements concentrations. The origin of radioactivity is
natural and could be traced to minerals in felsic igneous rocks. Two brands
exhibited elevated beta activity (1.087?0.134 Bq/l; 1.242?0.146 Bq/l).
Effective doses were found to be below the reference level of 0.1 mSv/yr. |
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ISSN: | 0367-598X 2217-7426 |
DOI: | 10.2298/HEMIND150325042C |