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.
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.