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lithium in water

Clinical significance: - lithium in groundwater has no impact on incidence of dementia or bipolar disorder [1] - even at higher groundwater lithium levels, it would be necessary to drink > 1000 liters of water to obtain 150 mg of Li+.

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lithium [Li]

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lithium measurement

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  1. Parker WF, Gorges RJ, Gao N et al. Association between groundwater lithium and the diagnosis of bipolar disorder and dementia in the United States. JAMA Psychiatry 2018 May 23; PMID: 29799907 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2680802