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An Innovative Drinking Water Nutritional Quality Index (Dwnqi) for Assessing Drinking Water Contribution to Intakes of Dietary Elements: A National and Sub-National Study in Iran Publisher



Abtahi M1 ; Yaghmaeian K2 ; Mohebbi MR3 ; Koulivand A4 ; Rafiee M1 ; Jahangirirad M5 ; Jorfi S6, 7 ; Saeedi R8 ; Oktaie S9
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  1. 1. Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health and Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Water Quality Control Bureau, National Water and Wastewater Engineering Company, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
  5. 5. Young Researchers and Elites Club, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
  6. 6. Environmental Technology Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
  7. 7. Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
  8. 8. Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, Safety and Environment, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  9. 9. Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Ecological Indicators Published:2016


Abstract

Drinking water contribution to intakes of dietary elements in urban communities of Iran in 2014 was determined and an innovative drinking water nutritional quality index (DWNQI) was introduced to assess the overall situation. The investigated nutrients were calcium (Ca), chloride (Cl), copper (Cu), fluoride (F), iron (Fe), magnesium (Mg), manganese (Mn), potassium (K), sodium (Na) and zinc (Zn). The DWNQI was developed in five steps as follows: (1) selecting input minerals, (2) assigning weight factor for input minerals, (3) converting the mineral levels to the sub-index values (from 0 to 100), (4) introducing an aggregation function to calculate the DWNQI and (5) Describing the DWNQI scores (from 0 to 100) in five categories as poor (0-44.9), marginal (45.0-59.9), fair (60.0-69.9), good (70.0-79.9) and excellent (80.0-100). The percentages of drinking water in the recommended dietary allowances (RDAs) of Ca, Cl, F, Mg and Na at the nationwide level were 9.9, 7.1, 20.5, 18.5 and 8.8%, respectively which were significantly higher than those of the other minerals. At the provincial level, the highest and lowest average scores of the DWNQI (±standard deviation) were observed in North Khorasan and Kermanshah to be 83.7 ± 1.6 and 59.6 ± 5.2 described as excellent and marginal, respectively. The national average score of the DWNQI was 71.5 ± 8.2 (good description). This study indicated that the DWNQI could reliably characterize the drinking water contribution to the mineral intakes without strong sensitivity to any individual element. Based on the observed role of drinking water in intakes of dietary elements, it is recommended that the DWNQI be used in judgment about drinking source water quality. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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