Analysis using EPA Method 200.7 provides a concentration of total lithium, accounting for lithium from all compounds present in the water. Adverse human health effects based on exposure at therapeutic doses have been observed in several organs and body systems of treated patients.

Naturally occurring lithium in drinking water may have the potential to reduce the risk of suicide and may possibly help in mood stabilisation, particularly in populations with relatively high suicide rates and geographical areas with a greater range of lithium concentration in the drinking water.

Several ecological studies and recent meta-analysis have suggested an inverse association between lithium in water and suicide in the general population, with a lack of knowledge of clinically significant side effects. This paper is aimed as a proposal to discuss the addition of lithium to drinking water to decrease the suicide rate.

2024年6月5日 · Ongoing research by health organizations has linked the low-level occurrence of natural lithium in drinking water to positive human-health outcomes such as reduced suicide mortality and other mental-health benefits in addition to potential negative outcomes such as autism and thyroid hormone levels. There are limited data, however, on where and ...

Lithium is a metal that naturally occurs in rocks and soils and can sometimes be found in drinking water, mainly from the weathering of lithium-containing minerals in older bedrock or where groundwater interacts with saline water.

2024年5月7日 · NEW YORK — Lithium exposure in drinking water was associated with potentially detrimental effects on human health, including increased risk for autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia...

From the 369 source water samples collected from drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs), Lithium ranged from 0.9 to 161 μg/L (median = 14 μg/L) in groundwater, and Lithium ranged from < 0.5 to 130 μg/L (median = 3.9 μg/L) in surface water.

Our study is the first to investigate the effect of naturally occurring lithium in drinking water on the incidence of suicide at an individual level with long follow-up. The mean lithium level in drinking water was 11.6 μg/L ranging from 0.6 to 30.7 μg/L.

2021年2月11日 · A new USGS study reports that about 45% of public-supply wells and about 37% of U.S. domestic supply wells have concentrations of lithium that could present a potential human-health risk. Just this January, lithium was added to the EPA's proposed Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule.

This report reviews information on potential human health effects from exposure to lithium in drinking water. Lithium is a natural element that is found in rocks, soils and water in varying concentrations throughout the world. Drinking water from groundwater sources can contain lithium; a recent study found