Springs and Bottled Waters of the World

Springs and Bottled Waters of the World provides information for the general public, legal and scientific professionals, and governmental scientists about springs, mineral water, and thermal waters used for municipal, industrial, and agricultural water supplies as well as for the rapidly expanding bottled water industry. The role of springs is described for ancient civilizations, military campaigns and, in more recent times, for tourism and health spas of the world. In addition, their source, occurrence, and methods for development and use are described. In the preparation of this book data were obtained from major hydrogeologic data bases and from leading hydrogeologists.

Introduction. - Historical Development. - Geologic/Hydrogeologic Setting and Classification of Springs. - Extracting Methods for Spring Waters. - Quantitative Analysis of Springs. - Uses of Spring Water. - In Search of a Uniform Standard for Bottled Water. - Famous Springs and Bottled Waters. - Glossary. - Conversion Tables. Index.