Impact of Calcium and Magnesium in Groundwater and Drinking Water on the Health of Inhabitants of the Slovak Republic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15515985 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stanislav Rapant (0000-0002-9921-7722, State Geological Institute of Dionýz Štúr, corresponding author), Veronika Cvečková (0000-0001-7660-5936, State Geological Institute of Dionýz Štúr), Katarína Fajčíková (State Geological Institute of Dionýz Štúr), Darina Sedláková (WHO Country Office in the Slovak Republic, Limbová 2, 837 52 Bratislava, Slovak Republic), Beáta Stehlíková (0000-0003-1064-6254, Pan-European University) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 278-278 |
| Publication date | 2017-03-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph14030278 |
| PMID | 28282877 |
| OpenAlex | W2591975534 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 37 |
This work aims to evaluate the impact of the chemical composition of groundwater/drinking water on the health of inhabitants of the Slovak Republic. Primary data consists of 20,339 chemical analyses of groundwater (34 chemical elements and compounds) and data on the health of the Slovak population expressed in the form of health indicators (HI). Fourteen HIs were evaluated including life expectancy, potential years of lost life, relative/standardized mortality for cardiovascular and oncological diseases, and diseases of the gastrointestinal and respiratory systems. The chemical and health data were expressed as the mean values for each of the 2883 Slovak municipalities. Artificial neural network (ANN) was the method used for environmental and health data analysis. The most significant relationship between HI and chemical composition of groundwater was documented as Ca + Mg (mmol·L -1 ), Ca and Mg. The following limit values were set for these most significant groundwater chemical parameters: Ca + Mg 2.9-6.1 mmol·L -1 , Ca 78-155 mg·L -1 and Mg 28-54 mg·L -1 . At these concentration ranges, the health of the Slovak population is the most favorable and the life expectancy is the highest. These limit values are about twice as high in comparison to the current Slovak valid guideline values for drinking water
Biology · Environmental health · Groundwater · Life expectancy · Population · Slovak · Water quality · Engineering · Environmental Science · Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry · Magnesium in Health and Disease · Medicine · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2020 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |