Zinc and water: reaction mechanisms, environmental impact and health effects
Zinc is naturally present in water. The average zinc concentration in seawater is 0.6-5 ppb. Rivers generally contain between 5 and 10 ppb zinc. Algae contain 20-700 ppm, sea fish and shells contain 3-25 ppm, oysters contain 100-900 ppm and lobsters contain 7-50 ppm.
The World Health Organization stated a legal limit of 5 mg Zn
2+/L.
