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Boron concentrations in tap water in many cities of Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorYARAT, AYŞEN
dc.contributor.authorsKuru, Ruya; Yilmaz, Sahin; Sacan, Ozlem; Yanardag, Refiye; Yarat, Aysen; Sahin, Fikrettin
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-12T22:43:35Z
dc.date.available2022-03-12T22:43:35Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractBoron concentrations in 335 tap water samples collected from 75 cities in Turkey have been determined by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. Boron levels ranged between 0.001 and 5.5 mg/L. The lowest boron levels were in Trabzon, the highest in Kayseri. Boron levels in tap water from cities of the Aegean, Eastern, and Central Anatolian Regions were higher than those from cities of the Marmara, Black Sea, South East, and Mediterranean Regions. The overall mean value was around 0.2 mg/L, lower than the limit levels given by the WHO and the European Union, and also the limit level established by Turkish regulations. In some cities, these limit values were exceeded, generally in the tap water of cities where the drinking water based on groundwater or of those located in the vicinity of hot springs, volcanic areas, or boron production regions. This is the most detailed study evaluating boron levels in the drinking water of Turkey. To conclusion, since the boron intake is being mainly with nutrients and drinking water it may effect public health. To know boron levels in drinking waters is also very important for epidemiologic studies and for establishment of database of boron level in drinking waters in Turkey. [GRAPHICS] .
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/02772248.2020.1778701
dc.identifier.eissn1029-0486
dc.identifier.issn0277-2248
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11424/236339
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000556930200003
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
dc.relation.ispartofTOXICOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectBoron
dc.subjectdrinking water
dc.subjectICP-MS
dc.subjecttrace elements
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectDRINKING-WATER
dc.subjectDIETARY BORON
dc.subjectCONTAMINATION
dc.subjectHEALTH
dc.titleBoron concentrations in tap water in many cities of Turkey
dc.typearticle
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local.journal.numberofpages10
local.journal.quartileQ4
oaire.citation.endPage249
oaire.citation.issue5-6
oaire.citation.startPage240
oaire.citation.titleTOXICOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
oaire.citation.volume102
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