Sodium
Sodium is essential to human life and found in virtually all food and drinking water.
WHO Limit
There is no health-based limit proposed by WHO; however, above 200mg/l will affect the taste of drinking water
Symptoms of Sodium Contamination:
Sodium salts are not generally acutely toxic, taste of water will be affected before negative health effects occur. However, following accidental overdoses the following effects have been experienced:
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Convulsions
- Muscular twitching and rigidity
- Cerebral and pulmonary oedema (oedema refers to swelling due to trapped fluid, and it can happen anywhere in the body)
Treatment Methods:
For Further Information:
WHO Water Quality Guidelines - 4th Edition