Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
- 제16권1호
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- Pages.35-41
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- 2001
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- 2671-9525(eISSN)
보리차 및 옥수수차 제조에 따른 음용수 중 일부 금속들의 제거
Removal of Some Metals in Drinking Water by Preparing Barley or Corn Tea
초록
Barley or corn tea, which is usually prepared with municipal chlorinated tap water, is commonly consumed by the public as a substitute for the supplied water itself. This is because most people believe that harmful organic and inorganic compounds can be removed from the tap water by the adsorption mechanism during the tea preparation. In this study, three kinds of commercial grain tea materials-roasted barley grains, a tea bag containing barley grain pieces, and roasted corn grains-were tested for metal removal by preparing 1 liter of tea with deionized/distilled water according the manufacturer's recommended preparation procedures, assuming that the water is contaminated with eight selected metals at levels of 50