Water quality and risk assessment of copper content in drinking water stored in copper container

Water quality and risk assessment of copper content in drinking water stored in copper container

In most developing countries, drinking water is still a serious challenge. Many water purification methods exist, but they are costly and out of reach for many people. Copper is an ancient metal that has been used from several thousands of years. Because of its antibacterial properties, ancient cult...

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Published in:Applied water science Vol. 12; no. 3; pp. 1 - 8
Main Authors: Manne, Ravi, Kumaradoss, Mohan Maruga Raja Muthu, Iska, Raja Sekhara Reddy, Devarajan, Agilandeswari, Mekala, Nageswararao
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01-03-2022
Springer Nature B.V
SpringerOpen
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Aquatic Pollution
Comparative Law
Containers
Copper
Copper container/bottle
Copper toxicity
Developing countries
Drinking water
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Environmental protection
Groundwater contamination and risk assessment with an application of GIS
Heavy metals
Hydrogeology
Industrial and Production Engineering
International & Foreign Law
LDCs
Nanotechnology
Original Article
Private International Law
Quality assessment
Risk assessment
Safe limits
Waste Water Technology
Water analysis
Water Industry/Water Technologies
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
Water purification
Water quality
Water sampling
Drinking water
Safe limits
Copper toxicity
Copper container/bottle
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Summary:In most developing countries, drinking water is still a serious challenge. Many water purification methods exist, but they are costly and out of reach for many people. Copper is an ancient metal that has been used from several thousands of years. Because of its antibacterial properties, ancient cultures held this metal in high regard. Copper vessels are still in use today for storing drinking water due to its ability to purify water. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the copper concentration in drinking water after storing in copper containers/bottle over different time periods with respect to copper safety levels. For this study, water is stored in a copper container up to 168 h and the water samples are collected at different intervals. The concentration of copper is analyzed in water samples using ICPMS, and it ranges from 0.009 to 0.823 mg/L, which indicates as time increases simultaneously copper content also raises in the stored water. The higher copper content was detected at sample@168 h which was also well within the permissible limits of World Health Organization and United States Environmental Protection Agency.
ISSN:2190-5487
2190-5495
DOI:10.1007/s13201-021-01542-x