Inorganic substances in drinking water and their influence on the human body

Abstract

In drinking water, which is consumed daily, either directly, or with food there is a number of compounds, organic or inorganic, depending on the water type, origin and processing. The presence of these substances, due to their daily consumption, may exert a negative influence on human health and even lead to tragic outcomes.A list of inorganic substances and elements that may be found in water is presented in this paper, together with their permitted concentrations (MAC values) and the consequences they may cause, if present in concentrations higher than those permitted by regulations. Special emphasis is placed on heavy metals, because in most instances, they influence the human body unfavourably.

U vodi za piće, koja se svakodnevno unosi u organizam, nalazi se veliki broj hemijskih jedinjenja, organskih i neorganskih, u zavisnosti od vrste vode porekla i prerade. Njihovo prisustvo, usled svakodnevnog konzumiranja, može negativno uticati na zdravlje Ijudi, bilo direktno u organizmu bilo putem sinergičnog dejstva hemijskih supstanci koje se nalaze u vodi za piće U radu je dat prikaz uticaja neorganskih supstanci i elemenata koje se mogu naći u vodi, njihove dozvoljene koncentracije (MDK vrednosti) i posledice koje mogu da prouzrokuju, ukoliko se nalaze u količinama većim od onih propisanih zakonom. U radu je dat akcenat na prisustvo teških metala, koji u većini slučajeva nepovoljno deluju na ljudski organizam.