Table 1 Summary of studies on predictive models.
Study | Time period | Sampled material | Geographical scale | Definition of drinking water | Oxygen analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Longinelli6 | End of nineteenth century | Human bone | Global | Meteoric water | Phosphate (BiPO4) |
Luz et al.7 | Unspecified | Human tooth | Global | Estimated precipitation and tap water | Phosphate (BiPO4) |
Levinson et al.8 | Modern | Human tooth | Global | Unspecified | Phosphate (BiPO4) |
Daux et al.16 (Eq. 4) | Modern and historical (Greenland) | Human 2nd and 3rd molars | Global | Tap water (OPIC for Disko Bay) | Phosphate (Ag3PO4) |
Daux et al.16 (Eq. 5) | Modern and historical (Greenland) | Human 2nd and 3rd molars | Global | OIPC precipitation estimate | Phosphate (Ag3PO4) |
Ehleringer et al.14 | Modern | Human tooth | Country (US) | Tap water | Carbonate |
Posey22 | Modern | Human tooth (incisors, canines, premolars, molars) | Region (Middle East) | Tap water | Carbonate |
Herrmann et al.19 | Modern | Human tooth | Country (US) | Meteoric water | Phosphate (Ag3PO4) |
Keller et al.20 | Modern | Human 3rd molars | Country (US) | River water | Carbonate |
Warner et al.23 | Modern | Human 3rd molars | State (Mississippi, US) | Tap water | Carbonate |
Dotsika17 | Modern | Human 2nd molars | Country (Greece) | Spring water | Carbonate |