Guidance on Potassium from Water Softeners

May 2008
ISBN: 978-1-100-10838-4
Cat. No.: H128-1/08-552E
HC Pub.: 8092

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Table of contents

• Background on guidance documents
  
  
• Part A - Guidance on potassium from water softeners
  
  
• Part B - Supporting information
  • B.1 Physical/environmental considerations and exposure
    • B.1.1 Water
      • Estimated contribution from municipal drinking water
      • Water softeners
      • Strategies to reduce exposure
    • B.1.2 Food
    
    
  • B.2 Health information
    • B.2.1 Health considerations
      • Essentiality
      • Absorption, distribution and excretion
    • B.2.2 Health effects
      • Hyperkalemia
      • Hypokalemia
      • Hypertension
      • Stroke
      • Genotoxicity
      • Cancer
    
    
  • B.3 References