Qualitative Evaluation of Bottled Water Stored in Polyethylene Terephtalate Based on Organic Chemical Compounds

Authors

  • Afshin Ebrahimi Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Environment Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non Communicable Disease
  • Mallihe Moazeni Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Student Research Center, School of Health
  • Zahra Esfandiari Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Department of Research and Development, Department of Food and Drug
  • Fateme Estaki Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Student Research Center, School of Health
  • Amir Masoud Samani Majd Texas A&M University, BAEN Department, Texas
  • Maryam Mirlohi Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Food Security Research Center, School of Nutrition and Food Science
  • Zohreh Abdi Moghadam Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Food Science
  • Majid Falahati Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Environment Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non Communicable Disease
  • Hamidreza Pourzamani Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Environment Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non Communicable Disease

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11137/2016_2_29_35

Keywords:

Polyethylene terephtalate, Migration, Bottled water, Iran.

Abstract

Polyethylene terephtalate (PET) is commonly used for bottling drinking water. PET must be harmless in the sense of the migration potentially unsafe materials into its content. The quality determination of migrated organic chemicals in 15 bottled water stored in PET was performed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry technique. Most of the organic chemical compounds including phthalate, alkyl phenol, higher alkene and organic acid were detected in the samples. However, no carcinogens and hormones were recognized in the analyzed waters. The most migrated compounds identified between 13 to 100% of bottled water. The findings of present study could be alarming for the food safety legislative establishments in Iran due to the existence of some organic compounds with adverse influence on human wellbeing. Further investigation is recommended to evaluate the risk assessment of the public health arising from the presence of these toxic contaminants in the bottled water consumed by the people.

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Published

2016-06-23

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 2 (2016)

Section

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