Mineral content of 70 bottled water brands sold on the Turkish market: Assessment of their compliance with current regulations

Güler, Cüneyt; Alpaslan, Musa

doi:10.1016/j.jfca.2009.03.004

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“…Previous investigations of bottled mineral water composition at various spatial levels (local, national, continental, worldwide), using different analytical methods, are from Birke et al (2010a), Güler and Alpaslan (2009), Krachler and Shotyk (2009), Lau and Luk (2002), Misund et al (1999), Naddeo et al (2008), Reimann and Birke (2010), Rosborg et al (2005) and Smedley (2010) and also included the work of Bertoldi et al (2011), whereas studies devoted to tap water are more limited (Avino et al, 2010;Flaten, 1991;Reimann et al, 2003). The latter are focused on the effects of the distribution system on drinking water quality Völker et al, 2010) or compare the two types of water (Cidu et al, 2011;Reimann and Birke, 2010).…”

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Comparative study between bottled mineral and tap water in Italy

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Albanese

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Journal of Geochemical Exploration

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Comparative study between bottled mineral and tap water in Italy

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Albanese

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Journal of Geochemical Exploration

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“…manufacturers' advertising of bottled water as "pure" water, perfectly suited to kids and old people; and last, but not least, iv.) consumers' conviction that natural mineral waters exert beneficial, and even therapeutic, effects on human health (Salehi et al, 2014;Semerjian, 2011;Güler & Alpaslan, 2009;Ward et al, 2009). With respect to the last point, the connection with nephrolithiasis would appear obvious.…”

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Ion specificity in determining physico-chemical properties of drinking water

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Drinking water plays a key role in regulating the daily salt intake, thus potentially affecting (either in positive or in negative direction) the incidence of diet-related pathologies, including nephrolithiasis. Being regarded as wholesome, bottled water is increasingly preferred to tap water. However, its physico-chemical characterization, as reported on the label, is usually limited to pH and conductivity measurements, along with ion content. Dther parameters, which also are likely to influence the processes in which water is involved in the body, are usually neglected. On this work, the surface tension and density of tap water and two bottled mineral waters produced in Otaly are investigated. These parameters are critically determined by the ion content. Density is connected to the total ion amount, while surface tension is differentially affected by the presence of specific ionsI: sulfate increases its value, while bicarbonate keeps it almost constant. These results furnish a reliable scientific basis for future investigation on the connection between the physico-chemical properties of drinking water and its effect on health. Particularly, since interfacial phenomena play a key role in kidney stone formation, our results suggest that dietary enrichment of selected ions due to water intake could affect nephrolithiasis.

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“…Although there's abundant water on the earth's surface, freshwater is scarce and resources are unevenly distributed over the world, with much of the water located far from human populations (Güler and Alpaslan, 2009;Petraccia et al, 2006). The amount of water present on the earth's surface is estimated at~1.41 bn km 3 , of which only~2.5% is fresh water (Wolff, 1999).…”

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