@article{article_327745, title={EVALUATION ON BOTTLED NATURAL MINERAL WATER}, journal={The Turkish Journal Of Occupational / Environmental Medicine and Safety}, volume={2}, pages={30–38}, year={2017}, author={Tuluk, Banu and Cengiz, Omür}, keywords={EVALUATION ON BOTTLED NATURAL MINERAL WATER}, abstract={<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"> <span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN">Natural mineral waters are formed during water cycle. It has a certain mineral content and an unchanging basic chemical composition. There are drinking and mineral water sources in Turkey. Mineral concentrations of water resources are very high and consumption is becoming increasingly popular. </span> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">Constituents, naturally present in natural mineral waters, maximum limits and general characteristics are specified in the Turkish Official Gazette in accordance with the European Community directives. <o:p> </o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"> <b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Aim of the study <o:p> </o:p> </span> </b> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"> <b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">  </span> </b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">The aim of this study is to examine bottled mineral waters sold in Erzurum. <o:p> </o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"> <b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Material and methods <o:p> </o:p> </span> </b> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"> <b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">  </span> </b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Bottled mineral waters were purchased from various places in Erzurum market in January, 2017. Samples are numbered. Constituents </span> <span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"> on the sample’s label were examined and evaluated. <o:p> </o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"> <b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Results <o:p> </o:p> </span> </b> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"> <b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">  </span> </b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Range of Fluoride, Chloride, Sulphate, bicarbonate, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium were found 0.01-1.4 5.05-189, 4.42-138, 56-1865, 17.55-425, 3.18-393.2, 29.98-393.2, 10.5-111 mg/l in samples, respectively. <o:p> </o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"> <b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> <o:p>  </o:p> </span> </b> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"> <b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Conclusions <o:p> </o:p> </span> </b> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"> <b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">  </span> </b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Informatıon on bottle label of examined natural mineral water concurs with Turkish natural mineral water regulations. Contains generally rich mineral salts, bicarbonate, calcium, magnesium. When the results of studies about natural mineral waters in the world and in our country are compared, natural mineral waters in our country is rich in terms of mineral salts. Despite the increasing consumption of natural mineral water, it is well below world consumption. <o:p> </o:p> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"> <b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Key words:   </span> </b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">natural mineral water,}, number={1(3)}, publisher={Engin TUTKUN}