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Foreword; Minerals in Water
A Win-Win Issue for Public Health; Preface; Abstract; Acknowledgement; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Background; 1.1 Drinking Water - General Importance of Sufficient/Optimal Intake for a Good Health; 1.2 Early and Recent Discoveries of the Influence of Minerals from Locally Cultivated Crops and Drinking Water; 1.3 Short History of Health Resorts. Different Wells with Different Mineral or Gas Contents, Expected Health Impacts; 1.4 Elements in Bedrock and the Influence on Water; 1.4.1 The Bedrock; 1.4.2 Weathering
1.4.3 Selected Elements in Bedrock of Importance for Groundwater1.4.3.1 Arsenic (As); 1.4.3.2 Fluoride (F); 1.4.3.3 Cadmium (Cd); 1.4.3.4 Uranium (U); 1.4.3.5 Copper (Cu), Zinc (Zn), Lead (Pb); 1.4.3.6 Chromium (Cr); 1.4.3.7 Selenium (Se); 1.4.4 Where to Find More Data?; 1.5 Minerals and Mineral Ratios in the Human Body; 1.6 Osmotic and pH Balance in the Human Body; References; Chapter 2: Mineral Composition of Drinking Water and Daily Uptake; 2.1 The Conductivity Reflects the Ionic Content, Minerals and Toxic Ions of Water; 2.2 Drinking Water as a Source of Minerals
2.3 Minerals from Drinking Water-Contribution to the Daily IntakeReferences; Chapter 3: Macrominerals at Optimum Concentrations - Protective Against Diseases; 3.1 Hard, Alkaline Water and Protective Effects at Optimal Concentrations; 3.2 Some Macrominerals in Hard, Alkaline Water; 3.2.1 Introduction to Macroelements; 3.2.2 Calcium (Ca); 3.2.3 Magnesium (Mg); 3.2.4 Bicarbonate (HCO3); 3.2.5 Potassium (K); 3.2.6 Sodium (Na); 3.2.7 Sulfate (SO4); References; Chapter 4: Microminerals at Optimum Concentrations: Protection Against Diseases; 4.1 Introduction to Trace Elements; 4.1.1 Boron (B)
4.1.2 Chloride (Cl)4.1.3 Chromium Cr (III); 4.1.4 Cobalt (Co); 4.1.5 Copper (Cu); 4.1.6 Fluoride (F); 4.1.7 Iodine (I); 4.1.8 Iron (Fe); 4.1.9 Lithium (Li); 4.1.10 Manganese Mn (II); 4.1.11 Molybdenum (Mo); 4.1.12 Phosphate (PO4); 4.1.13 Rubidium (Rb); 4.1.14 Selenium (Se); 4.1.15 Silicon (Si); 4.1.16 Vanadium (V) [IV,V]; 4.1.17 Zinc (Zn); References; Chapter 5: Potentially Toxic Elements in Drinking Water in Alphabetic Order; 5.1 Short Introduction to Toxic Elements; 5.1.1 Aluminium (Al); 5.1.2 Ammonium (NH4); 5.1.3 Antimony (Sb); 5.1.4 Arsenic (As); 5.1.5 Barium (Ba); 5.1.6 Beryllium (Be)
5.1.7 Bromate (BrO3)5.1.8 Cadmium (Cd); 5.1.9 Cyanide (CN); 5.1.10 Lead (Pb); 5.1.11 Mercury (Hg); 5.1.12 Nickel (Ni); 5.1.13 Nitrate (NO3); 5.1.14 Nitrite (NO2); 5.1.15 Radioactivity; 5.1.16 Silver (Ag); 5.1.17 Strontium (Sr); 5.1.18 Tin (Sn); 5.1.19 Titanium (Ti); 5.1.20 Uranium (U); References; Chapter 6: Technical and Mineral Level Effects of Water Treatment; 6.1 Chemical Conditions in a Non-corrosive Water, and How to Produce it; 6.2 Demineralization/Desalination; 6.3 Softening; 6.4 Experiences from Israel
A Win-Win Issue for Public Health; Preface; Abstract; Acknowledgement; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Background; 1.1 Drinking Water - General Importance of Sufficient/Optimal Intake for a Good Health; 1.2 Early and Recent Discoveries of the Influence of Minerals from Locally Cultivated Crops and Drinking Water; 1.3 Short History of Health Resorts. Different Wells with Different Mineral or Gas Contents, Expected Health Impacts; 1.4 Elements in Bedrock and the Influence on Water; 1.4.1 The Bedrock; 1.4.2 Weathering
1.4.3 Selected Elements in Bedrock of Importance for Groundwater1.4.3.1 Arsenic (As); 1.4.3.2 Fluoride (F); 1.4.3.3 Cadmium (Cd); 1.4.3.4 Uranium (U); 1.4.3.5 Copper (Cu), Zinc (Zn), Lead (Pb); 1.4.3.6 Chromium (Cr); 1.4.3.7 Selenium (Se); 1.4.4 Where to Find More Data?; 1.5 Minerals and Mineral Ratios in the Human Body; 1.6 Osmotic and pH Balance in the Human Body; References; Chapter 2: Mineral Composition of Drinking Water and Daily Uptake; 2.1 The Conductivity Reflects the Ionic Content, Minerals and Toxic Ions of Water; 2.2 Drinking Water as a Source of Minerals
2.3 Minerals from Drinking Water-Contribution to the Daily IntakeReferences; Chapter 3: Macrominerals at Optimum Concentrations - Protective Against Diseases; 3.1 Hard, Alkaline Water and Protective Effects at Optimal Concentrations; 3.2 Some Macrominerals in Hard, Alkaline Water; 3.2.1 Introduction to Macroelements; 3.2.2 Calcium (Ca); 3.2.3 Magnesium (Mg); 3.2.4 Bicarbonate (HCO3); 3.2.5 Potassium (K); 3.2.6 Sodium (Na); 3.2.7 Sulfate (SO4); References; Chapter 4: Microminerals at Optimum Concentrations: Protection Against Diseases; 4.1 Introduction to Trace Elements; 4.1.1 Boron (B)
4.1.2 Chloride (Cl)4.1.3 Chromium Cr (III); 4.1.4 Cobalt (Co); 4.1.5 Copper (Cu); 4.1.6 Fluoride (F); 4.1.7 Iodine (I); 4.1.8 Iron (Fe); 4.1.9 Lithium (Li); 4.1.10 Manganese Mn (II); 4.1.11 Molybdenum (Mo); 4.1.12 Phosphate (PO4); 4.1.13 Rubidium (Rb); 4.1.14 Selenium (Se); 4.1.15 Silicon (Si); 4.1.16 Vanadium (V) [IV,V]; 4.1.17 Zinc (Zn); References; Chapter 5: Potentially Toxic Elements in Drinking Water in Alphabetic Order; 5.1 Short Introduction to Toxic Elements; 5.1.1 Aluminium (Al); 5.1.2 Ammonium (NH4); 5.1.3 Antimony (Sb); 5.1.4 Arsenic (As); 5.1.5 Barium (Ba); 5.1.6 Beryllium (Be)
5.1.7 Bromate (BrO3)5.1.8 Cadmium (Cd); 5.1.9 Cyanide (CN); 5.1.10 Lead (Pb); 5.1.11 Mercury (Hg); 5.1.12 Nickel (Ni); 5.1.13 Nitrate (NO3); 5.1.14 Nitrite (NO2); 5.1.15 Radioactivity; 5.1.16 Silver (Ag); 5.1.17 Strontium (Sr); 5.1.18 Tin (Sn); 5.1.19 Titanium (Ti); 5.1.20 Uranium (U); References; Chapter 6: Technical and Mineral Level Effects of Water Treatment; 6.1 Chemical Conditions in a Non-corrosive Water, and How to Produce it; 6.2 Demineralization/Desalination; 6.3 Softening; 6.4 Experiences from Israel