One hundred water samples collected from different water supply sources in Hazara Division were analysed for their mineral constituents. The concentrations of almost all the mineral constituents did not exceed the desirable limits. Fluorides and iodides were either absent in some samples or were in very low concentrations indicating a possible correlation with the mottling of teeth in children ...

background and purpose: fluoride is one of the drinking water contaminants regulated by epa. this ion, in low doses in the mouth reduces tooth decay without health risk and at much higher doses causes health complications and can be toxic. the major sources of exposure to fluoride are drinking water, food, dental products, and pesticides. the biggest contributor to exposure for most people in i...

The study was carried out on the survival of Escherichia coli and Aeromonas hydrophila in samples of mineral waters. Enumeration of the bacteria was performed by spread inoculation of samples (0.1 cm3) over the surface of selected media in Petri plates. Twenty bottles (four bottles of each of the five brands) of non-carbonated mineral waters with different levels of dissolved solids and organic...

evaluation of the geochemistry and hydrochemical quality of bam salt dome located in southern iran, was conducted in this study. two composite samples from salt units were collected and analysed by xrd and xrf to determine their mineral and elemental compositions. water samples were also collected from the only spring in the area and analysed for major anions, cations and some toxic elements. t...

Enterococcus faecalis is an important opportunistic pathogen which is frequently detected in mineral water and spring water for human consumption and causes human urinary tract infections, endocarditis and neonatal sepsis. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, virulence genes, antimicrobial resistance and genetic diversity of E. faecalis from mineral water and spring water in C...

The use of bottled drinking water may be a source of fluoride and could be a risk factor for fluorosis among infants and young children. The aim of this study was to evaluate the fluoride content of commercially available bottled drinking water in Bangkok, Thailand. Forty-five water samples (15 samples of plain water and 30 samples of mineral water) were purchased from several supermarkets in B...

background: due to the increasing pollution of water resources, this study was carried out for evaluation of water quality pollution indices for monitoring of heavy metals (as, zn, pb and cu) contamination in ghahavand plain, hamadan province, western iran during spring and summer 2012. methods: totally, 20 ground water wells were chosen randomly. the samples were filtered (0.45 μm) and maintai...

OBJECTIVE Considering that water is an importance source of fluoride intake, and that the consumption of mineral water and prevalence of dental fluorosis have been increasing, the aim of this study was to evaluate the consumption of mineral water and its fluoride concentration. METHODS The study was performed in residential districts of the municipality of Bauru, State of São Paulo, by means ...