Open AccessFluoride and bacterial content of bottled drinking water versus municipal tap water
Author(s) -
H Mythri,
GN Chandu,
GM Prashant,
V V Subba Reddy
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.74223
Subject(s) - bottled water , tap water , fluoride , environmental chemistry , chemistry , environmental science , food science , toxicology , pulp and paper industry , environmental engineering , inorganic chemistry , engineering , biology
Water is a divine gift. People quench their thirst without questioning the source of water. But, apprehension about contaminants in municipal water supplies along with increased fear of fluorosis made bottled drinking water as one of the important tradable commodities.