Table 3 Effects of test water (experiment I) and distilled water treatment (experiment II) on serum electrolyte Na⁺, Ca²⁺, K⁺ and Mg²⁺levels. Data are expressed as mean ± S.D., (n = 3)

42.484 ± 1.165

44.808 ± 1.495

30.816 ± 2.228

31.261 ± 4.487

34.408 ± 1.277^a

35.972 ± 0.635^a

32.276 ± 3.372

30.896 ± 2.710

23.208 ± 1.416

26.385 ± 0.337

26.339 ± 0.686

21.811 ± 0862

25.109 ± 2.726

24.290 ± 2579

24.277 ± 1.003

24.947 ± 0.478^a

5.261 ± 0.282

4.779 ± 0.099

5.150 ± 0.534

5.001 ± 0.396

4.579 ± 0.320^a

4.763 ± 0.323

5.282 ± 0.123

5.200 ± 0.309

6.191 ± 0.638

6.877 ± 1.803

6.788 ± 1.110

4.655 ± 0.624

4.070 ± 0.875^a

5.724 ± 1.836

7.374 ± 0.349

4.894 ± 0.576