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Table 3 Summary of Kaunas cohort study subjects daily water intake for water users by THM exposure

From: Individual exposures to drinking water trihalomethanes, low birth weight and small for gestational age risk: a prospective Kaunas cohort study

Mean daily ingestion (L/day)

Low THM

Medium THM

High THM

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Consumption tap water (52.1%)a

      

   At home

0.62

0.43

0.65

0.48

0.69

0.49

   At work

0.10

0.23

0.10

0.24

0.11

0.25

   Other

0.02

0.09

0.02

0.09

0.02

0.11

In total

0.74

0.52

0.77

0.11

0.82

0.60

Other tap-water beverages (12.2%)a

      

   At home

0.36

0.35

0.39

0.37

0.37

0.38

   At work

0.09

0.18

0.07

0.17

0.07

0.15

   Other

0.05

0.12

0.07

0.21

0.06

0.16

In total

0.50

0.37

0.53

0.42

0.50

0.41

Consumption bottled water (78.1%)a

      

   At home

0.61

0.51

0.70

0.54

0.61

0.56

   At work

0.35

0.38

0.38

0.40

0.39

0.39

   Other

0.06

0.16

0.06

0.20

0.06

0.17

In total

1.01

0.69

1.14

0.75

1.07

0.76

Boiled water (tea, coffee) (95%)a

      

   At home

0.51

0.30

0.53

0.30

0.51

0.32

   At work

0.28

0.29

0.29

0.29

0.30

0.28

   Other

0.05

0.13

0.05

0.14

0.05

0.13

In total

0.84

0.47

0.87

0.46

0.87

0.46

  1. a% of individuals reporting daily water ingestion.