TY - BOOK ID - 19332456 TI - Calcium and magnesium in drinking-water : public health significance. PY - 2009 SN - 9241563559 9786612697197 9240685197 1282697196 PB - Geneva, Switzerland : World Health Organization, DB - UniCat KW - Drinking water. KW - Hardness. KW - Drinking water standards KW - Potable water KW - Hard water KW - Hardness of water KW - Water KW - Drinking water KW - Water-supply KW - Tap water KW - Beverages KW - Fresh water KW - Water quality KW - Standards. KW - Composition KW - Softening UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:19332456 AB - This book addresses whether or not calcium and magnesium ('hardness') in drinking water can contribute to preventing disease. It includes a comprehensive consensus view on what is known and what is not about the role and possible health benefit of calcium and magnesium in drinking-water. Also included is a series of chapters each authored by internationally renowned experts reviewing the state of the art in different aspects, including: global dietary calcium and magnesium intakes; the contribution of drinking water to calcium and magnesium intake; health significance of calcium and magnesium; role of drinking-water in relation to bone metabolism; epidemiological studies and the association of cardiovascular disease risks with water hardness and magnesium in particular; water production, technical issues and economics.--Publisher's description. ER -