EVALUATION ON BOTTLED NATURAL MINERAL WATER

Yıl 2017, Cilt: 2 Sayı: 1(3) - Volume 2, Issue 1(3), 30 - 38, 01.06.2017

Banu Tuluk Omür Cengiz

Öz

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.
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.

Aim of the study

 The aim of this study is to examine bottled mineral waters sold in
Erzurum.

Material and methods

 Bottled mineral waters were purchased from various places in Erzurum
market in January, 2017. Samples are numbered. Constituents on the sample’s label were
examined and evaluated.

Results

 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.

 

Conclusions

 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.

Key words:  natural mineral
water, chemical quality, Erzurum 

Anahtar Kelimeler

EVALUATION ON BOTTLED NATURAL MINERAL WATER

Kaynakça

• ¹Atatürk University, Engineering Faculty, Department of Environmental Engineering, Erzurum, Turkey ² Turkish Ministry of Health, Public Health Laboratory, Antalya, Turkey