Abstract:
Source regions of different mineral water largely determines their market value and price. To identify the authenticity of source regions, hydrogen and oxygen isotopes (δD and
δ18O) of 11 different brand drinking water was measured through two methods of aqua equilibration technique (GasBench-IRMS) and the reduction of H
2O at high temperature (TC/EA-IRMS). Our results indicated that the measurement results of GasBench-IRMS were well consistent with those of TC/EA-IRMS. The difference were (0.6±1.59)‰ for δD, and (0.02±0.13)‰ for
δ18O, respectively. Based on the GasBench-IRMS, more measurement time was required. However, it would give a better precision for δD and
δ18O than that of TC/EA-IRMS. There were obvious changes in δD and
δ18O of 11 different brand drinking water (including 8 kinds of mineral water). The δD and
δ18O of different brand drinking water had notable regional features, which were mainly produced and influenced by local precipitation. Although the product authenticity could not be identify accurately, δD and
δ18O of mineral water provided information about the water source for mineral water of special areas (e.g., high altitude and coastal regions). Through the database establishment of δD and
δ18O in future studies, these results will gave implication for the quick water source identification for mineral water.