Comparative study between bottled mineral and tap water in Italy

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

doi:10.1016/j.gexplo.2011.11.002

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“…The concentrations of the analyzed elements in water were within the range reported for tap water in Italy and did not give concerns about contamination with potentially toxic elements (Dinelli et al, 2012). The difference between analyzed elements in CTL and TE mixed feed was small except for Mo whose concentration was about 70% higher in TE mixed feed compared with CTL, likely because of Mo residues associated with the trace element premix included in the mixed feed.…”

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Minor and potentially toxic trace elements in milk and blood serum of dairy donkeys

Fantuz

Ferraro

Todini

et al. 2015

Journal of Dairy Science

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The aim of this trial was to study the concentration of Ti, V, As, Rb, Sr, Mo, Cd, Cs, and Pb in donkey milk and blood serum. One hundred twelve individual milk and blood serum samples were collected from 16 lactating donkeys (Martina-Franca-derived population; 6 to 12 yr old; 3 to 7 parities; average live weight 205.4kg; 32 to 58 d after foaling at the beginning of the trial) during a 3-mo-long experiment. The samples were analyzed for the aforementioned elements by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. Feedstuff and drinking water were also analyzed for the investigated elements. Data were processed by ANOVA for repeated measures. Average milk concentrations (±SD) of Ti, Rb, Sr, Mo, Cs, and Pb were 77.3 (±7.7), 339.1 (±82.1), 881.7 (±270.4), 4.5 (±1.6), 0.49 (±0.09), and 3.2 (±2.7) μg/L, respectively. More than 80% of samples were below the limit of detection for V, As, and Cd in milk and for Cd, and Pb in blood serum. The lower bound calculated for milk V, As, and Cd was 0.03μg/L for the 3 elements, the upper bound was calculated at 0.23, 0.10, and 0.31μg/L and the maximum value was observed at 0.54, 0.15, and 0.51μg/L, respectively. The average milk concentrations of Ti, Rb, Sr, Mo, and Cs were 600, 458, 346, 16, and 294%, respectively, than those of blood serum. Yet, Cs concentrations were in the same order of magnitude in milk and serum. Moderate to strong positive and significant correlation coefficients were observed between milk and blood serum concentrations for Ti, Rb, Sr, and Cs. The effect of the stage of lactation was significant for all the investigated elements in milk and blood serum, but most of the elements showed only small changes or inconsistent trends, and only the concentrations of Rb and Sr showed decreasing trends both in milk and blood serum. The relationship between milk and blood serum element concentrations indicates that the mammary gland plays a role in determining the milk concentrations of Mo, Ti, Rb, Sr, Mo, and Cs. In the current experimental conditions, in agreement with the low levels in drinking water and feedstuff, donkey milk concentration of potentially toxic elements was very low and did not raise health concerns for human consumption.

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Minor and potentially toxic trace elements in milk and blood serum of dairy donkeys

Fantuz

Ferraro

Todini

et al. 2015

Journal of Dairy Science

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“…Inorganic constituents and trihalomethanes in all samples were within the acceptable levels of the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines (Saleh et al, 2001). Dinelli et al investigated a large number of chemical parameters when comparing the quality of 178 mineral and 158 tap waters bottled in Italy (Dinelli et al, 2012). Recently, Astel et al presented a study of forty-seven different brands of bottled sparkling and mineral waters from Poland using hierarchical cluster analysis (Astel et al, 2014) and Felipe-Sotelo et al published a comparison of thirty seven different bottled waters from British and continental Europe using multivariate analysis (Felipe-Sotelo et al, 2015).…”

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Chemical quality of bottled mineral waters from markets of Curitiba-PR-Brazil

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Oliveira

Hermann

et al. 2016

Braz. arch. biol. technol.

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“…The sulfate concentrations of all tap water samples is below the national drinking water guideline limit of 250 mg/L and reach levels in a wide range between 10.0 and 228.8 mg/L with a median value of 46.1 mg/L (Table 3), which is clearly above the median value of European tap water with 26.9 mg/L (EGS, EuroGeoSurveys Geochemistry Expert Group, 2010) and Italian tap water with 26.8 mg/L (Dinelli et al, 2012). The tap water median value matches the sulfate concentration for water from the Miyun lake (45.2 mg/L), but is higher compared to the average value for rain water (20.7 mg/L).…”

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Geochemical and multiple stable isotope (N, O, S) investigation on tap and bottled water from Beijing, China

Peters

Guo

Strauß

et al. 2015

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

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In the present study we investigated Beijing tap water from urban and suburban areas as well as bottled water from Beijing supermarkets with a focus on selected anions (Cl − , NO 3 − , SO 4 2− , F − ), metals and trace elements (Al, As, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Se, V, Zn), in order to reveal the degree of anthropogenic pollution and the ability of both water types to serve as a safe drinking water source. S sulfate ) analyses on Beijing tap water for the identification of specific pollution sources. 27% of the analyzed tap water samples show one or more constituents above the national guideline limits. 9% of the samples reveal concentrations above the NO 3 − limit, while 5% exceed the standard value for As, which makes this tap water unsuitable for daily consumption due to a serious health risk, especially for children and babies. The median concentrations of most analyzed compounds are significantly higher in Beijing tap water compared to European countries. Concentration and isotope data for tap water indicate urban sewage as the major origin of anthropogenic pollutants probably released by leaking wastewater pipes to the local groundwater as the principal tap water source. The results suggest industrial emissions and As-rich alluvial deposits as further but minor pollutant sources. In contrast, bottled water exhibits exclusively concentrations below the standard values and clearly lower median values compared to Beijing tap water. Hence, bottled water can be recommended as a valuable alternative to Beijing tap water, especially in areas where the pollutant levels in tap water are high. Moreover, the results reveal the problematic groundwater situation in Beijing and demonstrate the advantages of a combined geochemical and multiple isotope approach in order to uncover complex pollution mechanisms in metropolitan areas.

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Comparative study between bottled mineral and tap water in Italy

Cited by 61 publications

References 47 publications

Minor and potentially toxic trace elements in milk and blood serum of dairy donkeys

Minor and potentially toxic trace elements in milk and blood serum of dairy donkeys

Chemical quality of bottled mineral waters from markets of Curitiba-PR-Brazil

Geochemical and multiple stable isotope (N, O, S) investigation on tap and bottled water from Beijing, China

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