Mineral content of different bottled water available in Bangladesh: Assessment of their compliance with current regulations

Authors

  • Mohammad Arifur Rahman Department of Chemistry, Dhaka University, Dhaka-1000
  • Md Abdus Salam Department of Chemistry, Dhaka University, Dhaka-1000
  • Abdus Salam Department of Chemistry, Dhaka University, Dhaka-1000
  • Madhusudan Roy Department of Chemistry, Dhaka University, Dhaka-1000
  • Nargis Jahan Ara Department of Chemistry, Dhaka University, Dhaka-1000
  • AM Shafiqul Alam Department of Chemistry, Dhaka University, Dhaka-1000

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jasbs.v38i1.15316

Keywords:

Mineral, Guide line, Bottled water, WHO

Abstract

Nine bottled water brands collected from retail shops and food shops beside the University of Dhaka were analyzed for their major and trace element constituents to ascertain their suitability for human consumption. The results obtained were compared with parametric values (PVs) set by European Community Council Directive 98/83/EC and the guideline values (GVs) recommended by WHO. It was found that the majority of the brands tested were low in mineral contents. Moreover, lower values of hardness, TDS and conductivity than the prescribed limits of WHO showed that water was deficient in essential minerals. Minerals like magnesium, potassium, calcium were present in some cases in such a low concentration that water seemed to be as good as distilled water. In case of heavy metals, only lead and cadmium were found to be below the detection limit (0.001 mg/L) which indicates bottled water brands are better for drinking.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jasbs.v38i1.15316

J. Asiat. Soc. Bangladesh, Sci. 38(1): 7-15, June 2012

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Published

2013-06-16

How to Cite

Rahman, M. A., Salam, M. A., Salam, A., Roy, M., Ara, N. J., & Alam, A. S. (2013). Mineral content of different bottled water available in Bangladesh: Assessment of their compliance with current regulations. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Science, 38(1), 7–15. https://doi.org/10.3329/jasbs.v38i1.15316

Issue

Vol. 38 No. 1 (2012)

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