Monitoring of Drinking Waters for the Content of Bromide, Iodide, Bromate and Iodate Ions

In Rajasthan state the ground waters of some areas like Ramganj-mandi, Morak, Barmer, Jaisalmer, Chittor and Udaipur etc. are susceptible from drinking point of view.To test the quality of groundwater in Chittor district 14, ground water samples were collected from various places and analyzed for pH, E.C., Fluoride and Nitrate parameters by standard methods (A.P.H. A., Washington, USA, 1995). The study revealed that none of the ground waters was found suitable completely from drinking point of view. Some are having electrical conductivity > 1.4 dS/m, some are having pH >8.5, some area having fluoride >1.5 ppm and some are having nitrate>45 ppm. These are the limits of various parameters permitted by various International authorities like Bureau of Indian Standard, Indian Council of Medical Research,world health Organization etc. for drinking waters. So, it is recommended to the residents of above areas to use water for drinking purpose only after reverse osmosis or adopting suitable method of removing excess of Fluoride and Nitrate for drinking water to avoid unwanted pathogenic diseases harmful for human health.

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Studies on the Water Quality Evaluation of Drinking Waters Based on Mineral Balances (1) Preparation of Mineral Waters and their Sensory Test

Japanese Journal of Water Treatment Biology ◽

10.2521/jswtb.21.2_19 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 19-24

Author(s):

Susumu HASHIMOTO ◽

Kenji FURUKAWA ◽

Jun-ichi MINAMI

Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

Quality Evaluation ◽

Mineral Waters ◽

Water Quality Evaluation ◽

Sensory Test ◽

Drinking Waters

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A New Large Scale Technic for Quantitative Recovery of Enteroviruses by Adsorption on Suspended Glass Powder. Application to Surface and Drinking Waters of the Paris Area

Water Science & Technology ◽

10.2166/wst.1982.0106 ◽

1982 ◽

Vol 14 (4-5) ◽

pp. 281-290

Author(s):

Ph Vilaginès ◽

B Sarrette ◽

C Danglot ◽

R Vilaginès

Keyword(s):

River Water ◽

Surface Waters ◽

Large Scale ◽

Glass Powder ◽

Virus Concentration ◽

Drinking Waters ◽

Paris Area ◽

New Apparatus ◽

Quantitative Recovery

The aim of this work is to describe a new and inexpensive glass powder apparatus allowing virus concentration from 500 1 sample of water (10). Its efficiency was determined by analysis of drinking and surface waters preinoculated by Poliovirus. The detection of viruses from river water is compared when 500 1 (new apparatus) or 10 1 (preceeding apparatus) (7) are processed. The proposed new 500 1 apparatus allowed the recuperation of viruses in 100 % of the analysed samples the 10 1 one allowing their recuperation in only 50 % samples. This method was applied to the virus determination in the surface and drinking waters of the Paris area.

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New Methods for Analyzing Water Pollutants

Water Science & Technology ◽

10.2166/wst.1982.0087 ◽

1982 ◽

Vol 14 (4-5) ◽

pp. 59-71 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

L H Keith ◽

R C Hall ◽

R C Hanisch ◽

R G Landolt ◽

J E Henderson

Keyword(s):

Amino Acids ◽

Gas Chromatography ◽

Two Dimensional ◽

Gas Chromatograph ◽

New Class ◽

New Methods ◽

System A ◽

Drinking Waters ◽

Computer Controlled ◽

Nitrogen Containing Compounds

Two new methods have been developed to analyze for organic pollutants in water. The first, two-dimensional gas chromatography, using post detector peak recycling (PDPR), involves the use of a computer-controlled gas Chromatograph to selectively trap compounds of interest and rechromatograph them on a second column, recycling them through the same detector again. The second employs a new detector system, a thermally modulated electron capture detector (TMECD). Both methods were used to demonstrate their utility by applying them to the analysis of a new class of potentially ubiquitous anthropoaqueous pollutants in drinking waters- -haloacetonitriles. These newly identified compounds are produced from certain amino acids and other nitrogen-containing compounds reacting with chlorine during the disinfection stage of treatment.

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Concentrations of Ames Mutagenic Chlorohydroxyfuranones and Related Compounds in Drinking Waters

Environmental Science & Technology ◽

10.1021/es960504q ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 31 (4) ◽

pp. 1033-1039 ◽

Cited By ~ 48

Author(s):

Annika Smeds ◽

Terttu Vartiainen ◽

Jorma Mäki-Paakkanen ◽

Leif Kronberg

Keyword(s):

Drinking Waters ◽

Related Compounds

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Perchlorate Levels in Polish Water Samples of Various Origin

Separations ◽

10.3390/separations8040037 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 37

Author(s):

Przemysław Niziński ◽

Patrycja Wiśniewska ◽

Joanna Kończyk ◽

Rajmund Michalski

Keyword(s):

Drinking Water ◽

Water Samples ◽

Limit Of Detection ◽

Primary Objective ◽

Swimming Pool ◽

Limit Of Quantification ◽

Reliable Determination ◽

Pool Water ◽

Drinking Waters ◽

Swimming Pool Water

Perchlorate ion (ClO4−) is known as a potent endocrine disruptor and exposure to this compound can result in serious health issues. It has been found in drinking water, swimming pools, and surface water in many countries, however, its occurrence in the environment is still poorly understood. The information on perchlorate contamination of Polish waters is very limited. The primary objective of this study was to assess ClO4− content in bottled, tap, river, and swimming pool water samples from different regions of Poland and provide some data on the presence of perchlorate. We have examined samples of bottled, river, municipal, and swimming pool water using the IC–CD (ion chromatography–conductivity detection) method. Limit of detection and limit of quantification were 0.43 µg/L and 1.42 µg/L, respectively, and they were both above the current health advisory levels in drinking water. The concentration of perchlorate were found to be 3.12 µg/L in one river water sample and from 6.38 to 8.14 µg/L in swimming pool water samples. Importantly, the level of perchlorate was below the limit of detection (LOD) in all bottled water samples. The results have shown that the determined perchlorate contamination in Polish drinking waters seems to be small, nevertheless, further studies are required on surface and river samples. The inexpensive, fast, and sensitive IC–CD method used in this study allowed for a reliable determination of perchlorate in the analyzed samples. To the best of our knowledge, there are no other studies seeking to assess the perchlorate content in Polish waters.

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Determination of essential and non-essential element contents of drinking water and baby water for infant’s nutrition

Main Group Metal Chemistry ◽

10.1515/mgmc-2021-0021 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 44 (1) ◽

pp. 194-202

Author(s):

Funda Demir ◽

Meral Yildirim Ozen ◽

Emek Moroydor Derun

Keyword(s):

Water Samples ◽

Infant Nutrition ◽

Tap Water ◽

Essential Element ◽

Essential Elements ◽

Local Market ◽

Drinking Waters ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Element Contents

Abstract In this study, essential (Ca, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Na, P, Zn), and non-essential (Al, Ni, Pb) element contents of the drinking and baby water samples which are sold in the local market and tap water samples in Istanbul were examined. It was determined that elements of Cr, Cu, Fe, P, Zn, Al, and Ni were below detection limits in all water samples. Among the non-essential elements analyzed in water samples, Pb was the only detected element. At the same time, the percentages that meet the daily element requirements of infants were also calculated. As a result of the evaluations made, there is no significant difference in infant nutrition between baby waters and other drinking waters in terms of the element content.

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