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Water Hardness and Heart Disease
Author(s) -
Anderson T. W.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1976.tb02422.x
Subject(s) - hard water , soft water , corrosion , heart disease , magnesium , disease , medicine , metallurgy , materials science , chemistry , organic chemistry
The controversy on health effects of water hardness is examined. The issue of whether the effect on heart disease is due to toxic substances picked up by soft water as a result of corrosion or whether there are substances in hard water that are beneficial is still very much an open question. Magnesium deficiency is discussed.