Lithia (water brand)
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| Country | USA |
|---|---|
| Source | Lithia Springs, GA |
| Type | Mineral water |
| pH | 7.20 |
| Bromine (Br2) | 0.51 |
| Calcium (Ca) | 150 |
| Chloride (Cl−) | 1100 |
| Lithium (Li) | 0.50 |
| Manganese (Mn) | 0.30 |
| Magnesium (Mg) | 8.70 |
| Potassium (K) | 19 |
| Silica (SiO2) | 97 |
| Sodium (Na) | 200 |
| Sulfates (SO) | 220 |
| TDS | 2400 |
| Website | lithiamineralwater.com |
| All values in milligrams per liter (mg/l) | |
Lithia (also Lithia Mineral Water or Lithia Springs Water) is a brand of lithia water that contains naturally-occurring lithium carbonate. Lithia is sourced from Lithia Springs, Georgia, located on the border of Cobb and Douglas counties, twelve miles from the city of Atlanta.
The water contains a high mineral content, as measured by Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) of 2,400 milligrams per liter. It contains the following chemical elements, in amounts of 100 or more micrograms per liter: lithium, calcium, chloride, fluoride, magnesium, potassium, silica, and sodium.
Owned by Lithia Mineral Water, Inc., since 2009, Lithia is currently marketed and sold in the United States.
Source
The distinctive properties of Lithia are attributable to its source. The spring source originates from deep within the earth where water slowly permeates through miles of fissures, becoming mineralized from contact with blue quartz-bearing granite rock. It emerges from Lithia Springs at a temperature of 14.44°C (58 °F).[1]
The springs' mineral water is produced in limited quantities, with a high mineral content which has seldom varied since it was first bottled and sold in the late 19th century.
History
Until 1838 and the Trail of Tears, Lithia Springs was a healing center for the southern Cherokee Nation.[2]
In 1887, Judge Bowden started marketing and selling Lithia Spring water under the brand name Bowden Lithia Water.[3] The same year, Sweet Water Health Resort opened, offering Lithia water and Lithia vapor baths. Mark Twain, the Vanderbilts, Presidents Cleveland, Taft, McKinley, and Theodore Roosevelt were said to have visited the Resort.[4]
Also in 1887, Lithia Springs mineral water won the "Gold Medal Par Excellence" at the Piedmont Exposition in Atlanta.[2]
See also
- Lithia water
- Mineral water
- Lithia Springs, Georgia
- Lithia (disambiguation)
References
- ↑ S. W. Callie, Samuel (1913). Mineral Springs of Georgia, p. 190. Out of Print, USA.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Davis, Fannie Mae Davis (1987). From Indian Trail to Interstate 20 , Douglas County History book, USA.
- ↑ Washington, Samuel (1913). Mineral Springs of Georgia, p. 190. Out of Print, USA.
- ↑ Whatley, Robert (1982). I Love You Douglas County, Lithia Springs Historical Press., USA.