Survey of trace elements in household and bottled drinking water samples collected in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

被引:52
作者
Al-Saleh, I [1 ]
Al-Doush, I [1 ]
机构
[1] King Faisal Specialist Hosp & Res Ctr, Dept Biol & Med Res, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia
关键词
drinking water; bottled water; water quality; Saudi Arabia;
D O I
10.1016/S0048-9697(98)00137-5
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Total dissolved beryllium (Be), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), magnesium (Mg), manganese (Mn), mercury (Hg), nickel (Ni), selenium (Se), strontium (Sr), vanadium (V) and zinc (Zn) were measured in the drinking water of 101 households and 21 samples of retail bottled waters purchased in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to ascertain the water quality for human consumption. The Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrometer (ICP) was used for analysis. First-draw Fe, Mn, Ni and Zn concentrations decreased significantly after 10 min of flushing in the morning. Cd, Fe, Hg, Ni and Zn in some cases exceeded the guideline limits recommended by the EEC and WHO. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.
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页数:12
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