TABLE 3.

Chemical characterization of different mineral waters^*

Type	Cations [mg/l]				Anions [mg/l]				TDS† [mg/l]
	K+	Na+	Mg2+	Ca2+	Cl−	SO42−	NO3−	HCO3−
1	5.4	52.1	6.1	8.1	16	1.5	n.a.	164	192
2	5	115	9.2	45	109	50	2	n.a.	36
3	2.9	14.2	1.7	29.5	8.3	31.4	5.8	78	186
4	6.2	11.2	8	11.5	13.5	8.1	6.3	71	130
5	n.a. ‡	7.3	19.9	9.1	n.a.	105	n.a.	258	403
6	0.5	3	1.3	4.5	5	4	1.9	15	33
7	1	5	24	78	4.5	10	3.8	357	309
8	1.8	11.4	43.3	110	21	229	n.a.	255	691
9	2	13.9	65.6	146.4	8	298.6	0.5	421	1000
10	4.1	22.3	50.1	123.6	15.4	286	1	298	801
11	3.3	28.3	17.5	87.1	3	12.8	n.a.	414	610
12	n.a.	11.4	9.9	27	12.7	17.2	n.a.	107	n.a.

^*parameters were copied from bottles

^†total dissolved solids

^‡not available