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Document Type |
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Article In Journal |
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Document Title |
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Quality of Local and Imported Bottled Water in Saudi Arabia جودة مياه الشرب المعبأة المحلية والمستوردة في المملكة العربية السعودية |
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Subject |
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Civil Engineering |
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Document Language |
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Arabic |
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Abstract |
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The water quality of twenty-three local and seven imported
bottled water brands were evaluated during the first half of the year
1422H in the city of Riyadh-Saudi Arabia, and the results were
compared with bottled water standards set by the Saudi Arabian
Standards Organization, the International Bottled Water Association,
and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Evaluation included the
following physical, chemical, and microbiological parameters: pI-I,
turbidity. total dissolved solids, total hardness, calcium, magnesium,
sodium, fluoride, nitrates, sulfates, chlorides, iron, manganese, and total
coliforms.
The levels of quality parameters of local and imported brands were
in compliance with the different standards except for pH in one local
brand, fluoride in 15 local brands, and manganese in 12 local and 6
imported brands. Fluoride concentrations in two local and 6 imported
brands were below the lower limit recommended by the. Saudi
standards. Statistical analysis of data revealed that levels ofNa, F, S04,
and N03 in local brands were higher than in imported brands and
statistically significant, with median's ratios ranging from 2 to 7.
Comparison of the results for the two bottles analyzed for the same
brand revealed a substantial variation in the parameter values, ranging
from 00/0 to 75%
, and that the reported label values of most parameters
do not reflect the real content of the bottles. |
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ISSN |
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1319-1047 |
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Journal Name |
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Engineering Sciences Journal |
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Volume |
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14 |
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Issue Number |
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2 |
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Publishing Year |
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1422-1424 AH
2002-2003 AD |
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Number Of Pages |
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23 |
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Article Type |
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Article |
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Added Date |
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Sunday, October 11, 2009 |
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