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Al-Azhar University

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2005

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Survey Of Commercial Bottled Drinking Water In Egypt, M. El-Shahat, S. Abd El-Halim, M. El-Sayed, N. Abd El-Fattah Dec 2005

Survey Of Commercial Bottled Drinking Water In Egypt, M. El-Shahat, S. Abd El-Halim, M. El-Sayed, N. Abd El-Fattah

Al-Azhar Bulletin of Science

Inorganic constituents were analyzed in six major brands of commercial bottled water and in six brands of the imported mineral drinking water used by many Egyptians and tourists visiting Egypt. The inorganic analysis included determination of both anion and cation species lead and cadmium. For the purpose of comparison, selected samples of tap water from Cairo were also analyzed. Ion Chromatography (IC) was used for the analysis of anions and cation. Ion selective electrode (ISE) was used for measuring physical constants. Atomic absorption spectrometry was used for the analysis of heavy metals. All water samples (tap water from Cairo and …