摘要：In this research, the primary focus was to analyze and determine the primary elements in drinking water. Fourteen selected elements, namely Al, Ca, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Na, Ni, P, S, Si, Ti and Zn, were identified in drinking water from three different sources (tap water (TW), filtered tap water (FTW) and bottled water (BW) in Aqaba city (Jordan). The HOHPHQWV¶FRQFHQWUDWLRQVZHUHDQDO\]HGE\DQ,QGXF tively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES). The mean concentration value of Al, Ca, Fe, K, Mg, Na, S, and Si in TW were 0.19, 43.89, 0.13, 1.38, 6.88, 18.25, 9.76, and 2.91 mg/L, respectively. Additionally, the mean concentrations RI&UDQG1LZHUHDQGȝJ/UHVSHFWLYHO\ The mean concentrations of Cu, P, Ti, and Zn were below the quantification limit (QL), which was < 0.1 mg/L in all samples from TW. In addition, alkalinity (Alk), electrical conductivity (EC), total suspended solids (TSS), and pH were analyzed. All of concentrations of elements and physico-chemical parameters in this study did not exceed the recommended limits for drinking water except for Al concentrations in TW. The results showed that FTW (Reverse Osmosis) has the lowest level of elements compared with other sources of drinking water.
