| Abstrakt: |
Bottled water is one of the sources of drinking water in many developed and developing countries, including Libya. One of the greatest concerns is the health effects of low mineral content or lack of essential minerals in bottled water. The aim of this study was to evaluate the chemical quality of selected brands of bottled water in Tripoli. Water quality parameters such as physical (color, turbidity, total dissolved solids (TDS)), chemical (pH, total hardness (T.H), sodium (Na+), potassium (K+), magnesium (Mg2+), calcium (Ca2+), chloride (Cl−), bicarbonate (HCO3−), carbonate (CO32−), sulphate (SO42−), and nitrite (NO2−), were determined using standard procedures. The results showed a widespread in the characteristics of investigated bottled waters, yet the majority met the various national and international bottled water standards for physic-chemical parameters except for pH (5 brands (<6.5)). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
