Traditional research has focused on the visible effects of corrosion - failures, leaks, and financial debits - and often overlooked the more hidden health and aesthetic aspects. Clearly, corrosion of copper pipe can lead to levels of copper in the drinking water that exceed health guidelines and ...
Copper concentrations in drinking water and their repercussions on human healthTECNOLOGIA DEL AGUA
As the old traditions are making way back to the present, it is the right time to find the advantages of drinking water from a copper vessel. And before we dive into the benefits of water purified by this method, it would be good to learn more about the great benefits of copper for t...
While copper is essential for health, too much of it can be harmful. Excess copper can accumulate in the body due to various factors, leading to toxicity and health issues. Here are some of the health effects associated with excess copper: Copper Toxicity Excess copper in the body can lead ...
The presence of lead in drinking water is not a new problem. Lead was historically used to produce pipes to carry water and later to solder iron and copper pipes. It is a ubiquitous heavy metal that has been used for centuries as a constituent in various products such as face powder, cer...
In this regard, the Office of Water defines the Lifetime HA as the concentration in drinking water that is not expected to cause any adverse -4 noncarcinogenic effects for a lifetime of exposure, whereas the 10 Cancer Risk is the concentration of the chemical contaminant in drinking water ...
Drinking water contains inorganic and organic compounds.The knowledge of their concentrations and possible effects on human beings is decisive.Generally,the concentration of a sub-stance contained in drinking water must be kept within certain limits,too low as well as too high concentrations often caus...
Radium, because of its chemical similarity to calcium is commonly fixed in bones and uranium poses a chemo toxicity due to its high solubility in water (Bitrus et al., 2015). Uranium and radium, when ingested in large doses, through drinking water, can cause biological effects such as ...
Although raw leachate contains concentrations of heavy metals in excess of the drinking water standards, it is not clear how likely it would be for these recorded levels to be found in drinking water supplies or for contamination to reach the human body. Before leachate reaches an aquifer, it ...
High concentrations of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in potable water can cause severe human health disorders. Present study examined the fitness of groundwater for drinking purpose based on the occurrence of nine PTEs in a heavy pilgrim and tourist