Trace elements and ions in Italian bottled mineral waters: Identification of anomalous values and human health related effects

Cicchella, Domenico; Albanese, Stefano; Vivo, Benedetto De; Dinelli, Enrico; Giaccio, Lucia; Lima, Annamaria; Valera, Paolo

doi:10.1016/j.gexplo.2010.04.004

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“…The authors highlight the influence of the geological context, as in that region the high concentrations of uranium may be due to leaching from Hercynian granites. Similarly, high values (11 lg/L) are reported by Cicchella et al (2010) for water samples coming from western Alps, due to the interaction of waters with the weathered graphitic shales characterized by an abundance of U-bearing minerals. Table 5 reports also the uranium data from Dinelli et al (2012) resulting from an extensive study regarding major and trace elements in tap water from Italy.…”

Section: Tap and Bottled Mineral Water: Reviewmentioning

confidence: 70%

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Uranium natural levels in water and soils: assessment of the Italian situation in relation to quality standards for drinking water

Armiento

Angelone

Cassan

et al. 2015

Rend. Fis. Acc. Lincei

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In view of the establishment of quality standards for uranium in drinking water by the European and Italian authorities, we report a comprehensive overview of the Italian situation regarding uranium concentrations in natural waters. More than 3100 data on waters all over Italy are reviewed in addition to new data for Latium Region (Central Italy) where relatively high concentrations in rocks are long been known. Our study evidences that uranium in bedrock is not the main factor ruling uranium presence in fresh and groundwater, indicating that redox conditions as well as bicarbonates and silicates control solution equilibria and accordingly the uranium content in waters. At present, and considering the provisional guideline value of 30 lg/L established by [WHO (2012) Guidelines for Drinking-Water Quality. World Health Organization, Geneva], no critical situation is envisaged in Italy, but this can be overruled if lower limits will be actually imposed. There is also a need of further studies on uranium speciation in water and of wider epidemiological studies to assess its real toxicity to overcome the uncertainties that have so far hampered the definition of reliable water quality standards.

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Section: Tap and Bottled Mineral Water: Reviewmentioning

confidence: 70%

“…from the literature data Table 5 shows the results of a major study carried out by Cicchella et al (2010) and Dinelli et al (2010) relatively to the geochemical characterization of bottled mineral water. In particular, the results shown refer to the concentrations of uranium analysed in more than 150 samples.…”

Section: Tap and Bottled Mineral Water: Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Uranium natural levels in water and soils: assessment of the Italian situation in relation to quality standards for drinking water

Armiento

Angelone

Cassan

et al. 2015

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“…3), using bottled water as a sampling medium, are described in the published geochemical atlas (Reimann and , in a special issue of the Journal of Exploration Geochemistry , and other publications (Birke et al, 2010b, c, d;Bityukova and Petersell, 2010;Bodiš et al, 2010;Brenčič and Vreča, 2010;Brenčič et al, 2010;Cicchella et al, 2010;Demetriades, 2010a, b;Dinelli et al, 2010;Dotsika et al, 2010;Frengstad et al, 2010;Fugedi et al, 2010;Lourenço et al, 2010;Peh et al, 2010;Reimann et al, 2010a, b;Petrović et al, 2010Petrović et al, , 2011Petrović et al, , 2012. Here, only some key results are presented in relation to Hellenic ground water geochemistry (Demetriades, 2010a).…”

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The Geochemical Atlas of European ground water with emphasis on Hellas

2016

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A first impression of the geochemistry and quality of European ground water was obtained by using bottled mineral water as a sampling medium. In total, 1785 bottled waters were purchased from supermarkets of forty European countries, representing 1247 wells/drill holes/springs at 884 locations. All bottled waters were analysed for 72 parameters at the laboratories of the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) in Germany. The European geochemical maps give a first impression of the natural variation in ground water at the continental scale. The majority of European bottled waters are classified as of Ca-HCO 3 type, because of the widespread carbonate lithologies, but there is considerable variation from Na-HCO 3 type related to granitic rocks to Na-Cl type associated with deep saline brines. Since, the dominating lithology in Hellas comprises limestone, dolomitic limestone, marble, and mafic-ultramafic rocks (ophiolites), the dominant major ions in Hellenic bottled waters are Ca The source aquifers of Hellenic bottled water are apparently continuously replenished by fresh water. Chromium, V and U are discussed, because of their importance in Hellenic ground water. In Europe, the former is clearly related to ophiolites, whereas V indicates the presence of recent volcanism and basaltic rocks, and U is associated with granitic intrusions and Bunter (central England) and Keuper (central Europe) sandstone of early and late Triassic, respectively. It can, therefore, be concluded that geology is one of the key factors influencing the observed element concentrations for a significant number of elements. ΠερίληψηΣτην Ευρώπη είναι κατεγραμμένες πάνω από 1.900 μάρκες εμφιαλωμένων «με-ταλλικών νερών», η προέλευση των οποίων είναι από υπόγειους υδροφορείς. Η αγορά των εμφιαλωμένων νερών αναπτύσσεται με γοργούς ρυθμούς ως η κύρια παροχή πόσιμου νερού για το γενικό πληθυσμό σε μεγάλα τμήματα της Ευρω-παϊκής ηπείρου. Συνεπώς, θεωρήθηκε ότι η ανάλυσή τους μπορεί να αποτελέσει μιά φθηνή δυνατότητα, πρώτης προσέγγισης, της χημικής σύστασης των υπόγει-ων υδάτων των Ευρωπαϊκών χωρών. Αναγκαία πληροφορήση που συμπληρώνει τα αποτελέσματα του Γεωχημικού Άτλαντα της Ευρώπης, ο οποίος περιλαμβάνει ίζη-μα ρέματος, πλημμυρικό ίζημα, έδαφος (επιφανείας & βάθους) και ποτάμιο νερό [http://www.gtk.fi/publ/foregsatlas/]. Για τη μελέτη αυτή αγοράσθηκαν 1.785 εμφι-αλωμένα νερά από όλες τις Ευρωπαϊκές χώρες, τα οποία αντιπροσωπεύουν 1.247 πηγάδια / πηγές / γεωτρήσεις από 884 θέσεις. Τα δείγματα των εμφιαλωμένων νερών αναλύθηκαν στο εργαστήριο του Ομοσπον-διακού Ινστιτούτου Γεωεπιστημών και Φυσικών Πόρων της Γερμανίας για 72 χημι-κά στοιχεία και παραμέτρους, ήτοι (i) με ICP-MS για Ag, Al, As, B, Ba, Be, Bi, Cd, Ca, Ce, Co, Cr, Cs, Cu, Er, Eu, Fe, Ga, Gd, Ge, Hf, Hg, Ho, I, K, La, Li, Lu, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, Nb, Nd, Ni, Pb, Pr, Rb, Sb, Sc, Se, Sm, Sn, Sr, Ta, Tb, Te, Th, Ti, Tl, Tm, U, V, W, Y, Yb, Zn, Zr, (ii) με ICP-AES για Ba, Ca, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Sr, P, Si, (iii) με IC για Br-, Cl-, F-, NO + , (v) πο-τενσιομετρικά το pH,...

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“…Bottled water could be one of the sources for supply of toxic trace metals (Alien et al, 1989;Cicchella et al, 2010;Ikem et al, 2002;Krachler and Shotyk, 2009;Misund et al, 1999); heavy metals (Karamanis et al, 2007) and radionuclide (Dueñas et al, 1997;Rangel et al, 2002;Wallner et al, 2008). While the dissolved radionuclide and minerals allegedly instil medicinal benefits in persons who drink the water, consumption contributes to the body intake of these constituents (Kitto et al, 2005).…”

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Hydrogeochemical characteristics of some Cameroon bottled waters, investigated by multivariate statistical analyses

Oyebog

Ako²,

Nkeng

et al. 2012

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

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Trace elements and ions in Italian bottled mineral waters: Identification of anomalous values and human health related effects

Cited by 85 publications

References 13 publications

Uranium natural levels in water and soils: assessment of the Italian situation in relation to quality standards for drinking water

Uranium natural levels in water and soils: assessment of the Italian situation in relation to quality standards for drinking water

The Geochemical Atlas of European ground water with emphasis on Hellas

Hydrogeochemical characteristics of some Cameroon bottled waters, investigated by multivariate statistical analyses

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