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Title: | Geochemical characterisation and health concerns of mineral bottled waters in Catalonia (North-eastern Spain) |
Author: | Tapias Pantebre, Josefina Carlota Melián, Raquel Sendrós Brea-Iglesias, Alex Font i Castell, Xavier Casas i Ponsatí, Albert |
Keywords: | Geoquímica Anàlisi de l'aigua Qualitat de l'aigua Catalunya Geochemistry Water analysis Water quality Catalonia |
Issue Date: | 7-Nov-2022 |
Publisher: | MDPI |
Abstract: | Spain currently produces around 7000 million litres of mineral water a year, of which about 20% is produced in Catalonia, and there is a need for greater regulation and research into bottled waters and their impact on human health. A total of 29 samples were analysed from different brands of commercially bottled water, and 71 chemical elements were determined in each sample. The aim was to classify each brand based on composition, compare lithological origins, verify compliance with international standards for drinking water, and report benefits for human health. More than 60% of the samples were of the calcium bicarbonate type, had a low mineral content, and were associated with granitic aquifers, ranging from leucogranites to granodiorites. In contrast, 17% were of the sodium bicarbonate type, had harder waters, and were related to thermal springs. The thermal springs of the bottled waters from the Montseny-Guilleres massif (Vichy Catalán, Malavella, and San Narciso) emerge at a temperature of 60 °C with their own natural gas. Two samples exceeded European standards for As and Hg concentrations in water for human consumption, while one showed a concentration of U greater than that set out in international recommendations. |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/w14213581 |
It is part of: | Water, 2022, vol. 14, num. 21, p. 3581 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/190619 |
ISSN: | 2073-4441 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Mineralogia, Petrologia i Geologia Aplicada) |
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