ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Lithium in Portuguese Bottled Natural Mineral Waters-Potential for Health Benefits?
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- Lithium exposure in areas of the Western United States: Water and urinary levels in the Strong Heart Family Study.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2026Article
- The health benefits of alkaline water: is it a fact or marketing myth?Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Lithium in Drinking Water and its Potential Impact on Mental Health: A Review.Current medicinal chemistry · 2025Review
- Lithium Content and Its Nutritional Beneficence, Dietary Intake, and Impact on Human Health in Edibles from the Romanian Market.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Evaluation of potential human health risks associated with Li and their relationship with Na, K, Mg, and Ca in Romania's nationwide drinking water.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Lithium concentration in tap water, bottled mineral water, and Danube River water in Hungary.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
There is increasing epidemiologic and experimental evidence that lithium (Li) exhibits significant health benefits, even at concentrations lower than the therapeutic oral doses prescribed as treatment for mental disorders. The aim of this study is to determine the content of Li in 18 brands of bottled natural mineral waters that are available on the Portuguese market and from which the sources are found within the Portuguese territory, to provide data for Li intake from drinking water. Analyses of Li were performed by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. The results indicate highly different Li concentrations in natural mineral waters: one group with low Li concentrations (up to 11 µg Li/L) and a second group with Li concentrations higher than 100 µg/L. The highest Li concentrations (>1500 µg Li/L) were observed in the highly mineralized Na-HCO
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