Study Reveals Heavy Metals and Phthalates Found in Plastic Bottled Water Samples
Published: 14 March 2008
Category: PET (polyethylene terephthalate), Packaging CONCERNS, Phthalates, Studies/Federal Regulations
Research on toxic chemicals in bottled water (Signorile, G., A. Neve, et al. (2007). “Evaluation of toxic chemical parameters and ecotoxicity levels in bottled mineral waters.” J Prev Med Hyg 48(1): 10-6) revealed that heavy metals, phthalates, characterizing elements, CO2 concentrations and pH and hardness levels were measured in forty samples of bottled mineral waters. The research did not find a significant release of phthalates from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) containers.