Bottled Water
Pure Drink or Pure Hype?
| Brand(a) | Test # | Water Type | Purchase Location | Source of Water (if listed) | Contaminant & Level Found(b) | Number of Bottles Tested | Lab Rep. # | Comments | ||||||||
| HPC Bacteria(c) (Guidelines 500 cfu/ml; no enforceable standard) in cfu/ml | Arsenic(d) (CA Prop. 65 Level 5 ppb) in ppb | TTHMs(e) (CA & Industry bottled water standard 10 ppb) in ppb | Chloroform (CA Prop. 65 Level l0 ppb) in ppb | BDCM(f) (CA Prop. 65 Level 2.5 ppb) in ppb | DBCM (g) (CA Prop. 65 Level 3.5 ppb) in ppb | Phthalate (DEHP) (Tap water standard 6 ppb) no bottled water standard | Nitrate (Fed. & CA standard 10 ppm) in ppm | Other | ||||||||
| 365 | 1 | Natural Spring Water (1.5 liters) | Berkeley, CA | Bottled in Austin, TX | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Results not received | 10 (composited) | SA-711-1402 | ||
| Albertson's A+ | 1 | Natural Spring Water (1 liter) | San Diego/San Marcos, CA | Palomar Mtn. Spring | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 0.8 | 10 (composited) | SA-712-0390 | ||
| Alhambra | 1 | Crystal Fresh Drinking Water (1 gal.) | San Francisco | McKesson Water Prod., Pasadena, CA | 45 | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 0.1 | Toluene detected at 12.5 ppb o-xylene at 2.7 ppb | 3 (1 for each contaminant type) | EQI-1-27-29 | Toluene and o-xylene are industrial chemicals found at levels below standards. Bottle claims "purified using. . .filtration, ozonation, reverse osmosis, and/or deionization." |
| Alhambra | 2 | Crystal Fresh Drinking Water (1 liter) | San Francisco | McKesson Water Prod., Pasadena, CA | 56 | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Results not received | No toluene or xylene detected | 10 (composited) | SA-711-1403 | |
| Alhambra | 1 | Sport Top Crystal Fresh Drinking Water (16.9 fl. oz.) | San Francisco | McKesson Water Prod., Pasadena, CA | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 0.1 | 3 (1 for each contaminant type) | EQI-1 -33a-f | ||
| Alhambra*† | 1 | Mountain Spring Water, "prepared using filtration and ozone" (1 gal.) | San Francisco | McKesson Water Prod., Pasadena, CA | >5700† | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Coliforms found at >200* | 3 (1 for each contaminant type) | EQI-1-30-32 | HPC bacteria in excess of guideline, and coliforms in excess of FDA standards. |
| Alhambra† | 2 | Mountain Spring Water (1 gallon) | San Francisco | McKesson Water Prod., Pasadena, CA | 1100† | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Results not received | No coliforms detected | 10 (composited) | SA-711-1404 | HPC bacteria in excess of guideline. |
| Apollinaris* | 1 | Sparkling Mineral Water (1 liter) | Berkeley, CA | Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany | Not Detected | 5.6* | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Results not received | Fluoride found at 0.37 ppm, below std. | 10 (composited) | SA-711-1405 | Arsenic level exceeds CA Prop. 65 level. |
| Apollinaris* | 2 | Sparkling Mineral Water | No test | 7.8* | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | 10 (composited) | SA-806-2078 | Arsenic level exceeds CA Prop. 65 level. | |||
| Aquafina | 1 | Purified Drinking Water -- "Purity Guaranteed" Non-Carbonated (1 liter) | Los Angeles | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 3 (1 for each contaminant type) | EQI-1-LA6-LA8 | |||
| Brand(a) | Test # | Water Type | Purchase Location | Source of Water (if listed) | Contaminant & Level Found(b) | Number of Bottles Tested | Lab Rep. # | Comments | ||||||||
| HPC Bacteria(c) (Guidelines 500 cfu/ml; no enforceable standard) in cfu/ml | Arsenic(d) (CA Prop. 65 Level 5 ppb) in ppb | TTHMs(e) (CA & Industry bottled water standard 10 ppb) in ppb | Chloroform (CA Prop. 65 Level l0 ppb) in ppb | BDCM(f) (CA Prop. 65 Level 2.5 ppb) in ppb | DBCM (g) (CA Prop. 65 Level 3.5 ppb) in ppb | Phthalate (DEHP) (Tap water standard 6 ppb) no bottled water standard | Nitrate (Fed. & CA standard 10 ppm) in ppm | Other | ||||||||
| Aquafina | 1 | Purified Drinking Water -- "Purity Guaranteed" (1 liter) | Berkeley, CA | Laurel Bottling Co, Fresno, CA | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Results not received | 10 (composited) | SA-711-1406 | ||
| Aquafina | 1 | Purified Drinking Water | Houston, TX | City of Houston Water Supply | Not Detected | Not Detected | 4.1 | 3.5 | 0.6 | Not Detected | 5 ppb (just below 6 ppb tap water standard) | Not Detected | Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate found at 0.9 ppb ( below standard of 400 ppb) | 10 (composited) | 298808-965 (944-949) | Pthalate (DEHP) is often present as a result of migration from the bottle to the water. The level detected is just below the EPA tap water standard for this chemical, though there is no bottled water standard (see text). |
| Aquafina | 2 | Purified Drinking Water | Houston, TX | City of Houston Water Supply | Not Detected | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | 10 bottles, individually | 298-808-965 (934-943) | HPC bacteria test, none found in 10 bottles. | |
| Arrowhead | 1 | Mountain Spring Water | San Francisco | Arrowhead MSW Co., L.A., CA | Not Detected | 3.2 | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 1.2 | 3 (1 for each contaminant type) | EQI-1-37a-f | ||
| Arrowhead | 2 | Mountain Spring Water (1.5 liter) | Berkeley, CA | Arrowhead MSW Co., L.A., CA | 5 | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Results not received | 10 (composited) | SA-711-1407 | ||
| Arrowhead | 3 | Mountain Spring Water (5 gallon) | Los Angeles | Not noted | Not Detected | Not Detected | 4.3 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.8 | Not Detected | 1.0 | 10 (composited) | SA 712-0807 | ||
| Arrowhead | 1 | Sparkling Mountain Spring Water (1.5 liter) | San Francisco | Arrowhead MSW Co., L.A., CA | Not Detected | 3.1 | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 0.8 | 3 (1 for each contaminant type) | EQI-1-34-36 | ||
| Arrowhead | 2 | Sparkling Mountain Spring Water (1.5 liter) | Berkeley, CA | Arrowhead MSW Co., L.A. , CA | Not Detected | Not Detected | 1.1 | 1.1 | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Results not received | 10 (composited) | SA-711-1408 | ||
| Beechnut | 1 | Water, Fluoride Added (1 gallon) | San Dimas, CA | Palomar Mountain, bottled by Famous Ramona, Ramona, CA | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Fluoride at 0.71 ppm | 10 (composited) | SA-712-0392 | |
| Black Mountain† | 1 | Distilled Water (1 gallon) | Berkeley, CA | Black Mtn. Wtr.Co., San Carlos, CA | 1000† | Not Detected | 4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.8 | Not Detected | Results not received | 10 (composited) | SA-711-1409 | Level of HPC bacteria exceeds guideline. | |
| Brand(a) | Test # | Water Type | Purchase Location | Source of Water (if listed) | Contaminant & Level Found(b) | Number of Bottles Tested | Lab Rep. # | Comments | ||||||||
| HPC Bacteria(c) (Guidelines 500 cfu/ml; no enforceable standard) in cfu/ml | Arsenic(d) (CA Prop. 65 Level 5 ppb) in ppb | TTHMs(e) (CA & Industry bottled water standard 10 ppb) in ppb | Chloroform (CA Prop. 65 Level l0 ppb) in ppb | BDCM(f) (CA Prop. 65 Level 2.5 ppb) in ppb | DBCM (g) (CA Prop. 65 Level 3.5 ppb) in ppb | Phthalate (DEHP) (Tap water standard 6 ppb) no bottled water standard | Nitrate (Fed. & CA standard 10 ppm) in ppm | Other | ||||||||
| Black Mountain | 2 | Distilled Water | Not Detected | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No total coliforms | 10 (tested individually) | SA 806-2079 | No HPC bacteria detected. | ||
| Black Mountain† | 1 | Fluoridated Water (1 gallon) | Berkeley, CA | Black Mtn. Wtr.Co., San Carlos, CA | 2100† | Not Detected | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | Not Detected | Not Detected | Results not received | Fluoride found at 0.93 ppm* (exceeds standard in warm areas) | 10 (composited) | SA-711-1410 | Fluoride above standard of 0.8 ppm for added fluoride in areas with average high temp. of 79.3°F. HPC bacteria over guideline level of 500 cfu/ml. |
| Black Mountain† | 2 | Fluoridated Water | 18,000† (1bottle) 30 (1 bottle) Not Detected (8 bottles) | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No total coliforms | 10 (individually) | SA 806-2080 | 1 bottle of 10 contained HPC level well over guideline level. | ||
| Black Mountain | 3 | Fluoridated Water | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | Fluoride found at 1.3 ppm (exceeds standard in warm areas) | 4 (composited) | 901-079 | Fluoride above standard of 0.8 ppm for added fluoride in warm weather areas (average high over 79°F). | ||
| Black Mountain | 1 | Purified Water (1 gallon) | Berkeley, CA | Black Mtn. Wtr.Co., San Carlos, CA | Not Detected | Not Detected | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | Not Detected | Not Detected | Results not received | 10 (composited) | SA-711-1411 | ||
| Black Mountain*† | 1 | Spring Water (1 gallon) | San Francisco | Black Mtn. Wtr.Co., San Carlos, CA | >5,700† | 3.6 | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 0.2 | Total coliform count 27*; Toluene found at 8.9 ppb | 3 (1 for each contaminant type) | EQI-1-19-20 | Levels of HPC bacteria exceed guidelines. Coliforms exceed FDA standards. Toluene is a component of gasoline or industrial chemicals. |
| Black Mountain | 2 | Spring Water (5 gal.) | San Francisco | Black Mtn. Wtr.Co., San Carlos, CA | 330 | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | No total coliforms or toluene detected | 10 (composited) | SA-712-0846 | |
| Black Mountain | 3 | Spring Water (1 gallon) | Berkeley, CA | Black Mtn. Wtr.Co., San Carlos, CA | 80 | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | No total coliforms or toluene detected | 10 (composited) | SA-711-1577 | |
| Calistoga | 1 | Distilled Water (1 gallon) | Berkeley, CA | Calistoga MW Co., Calistoga, CA | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 10 (composited) | SA-711-1578 | ||
| Calistoga | 1 | Mountain Spring Water (0.5 liter) | San Francisco | Calistoga MW Co., Calistoga, CA | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 0.8 | 3 (1 for each contaminant type) | EQI-1-1a-f | ||
| Brand(a) | Test # | Water Type | Purchase Location | Source of Water (if listed) | Contaminant & Level Found(b) | Number of Bottles Tested | Lab Rep. # | Comments | ||||||||
| HPC Bacteria(c) (Guidelines 500 cfu/ml; no enforceable standard) in cfu/ml | Arsenic(d) (CA Prop. 65 Level 5 ppb) in ppb | TTHMs(e) (CA & Industry bottled water standard 10 ppb) in ppb | Chloroform (CA Prop. 65 Level l0 ppb) in ppb | BDCM(f) (CA Prop. 65 Level 2.5 ppb) in ppb | DBCM (g) (CA Prop. 65 Level 3.5 ppb) in ppb | Phthalate (DEHP) (Tap water standard 6 ppb) no bottled water standard | Nitrate (Fed. & CA standard 10 ppm) in ppm | Other | ||||||||
| Calistoga† | 2 | Mountain Spring Water (6 gal.) | Oakland, CA | Calistoga MW Co., Calistoga, CA | 4900† | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 0.6 | 10 (composited) | SA-712-0847 | HPC bacteria found at levels substantially exceeding guideline. | |
| Calistoga | 3 | Mountain Spring Water (1 liter) | San Francisco | Calistoga MW Co., Calistoga, CA | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 0.5 | 10 (composited) | SA-711-1579 | ||
| Calistoga | 4 | Mountain Spring Water | Not Detected to 1 cfu/ml | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No total coliforms | 10 (individually) | SA 806-2081 | HPC bacteria within guidelines in all bottles tested. | ||
| Calistoga* | 1 | Sparkling Mineral Water, Original Napa Valley (1 liter) | San Francisco | Napa Valley | 3 | 31.8* | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 0.1 | 3 (1 for each contaminant type) | EQI-1-2-4 | Arsenic level exceeds CA Prop. 65 limit. | |
| Calistoga | Sparkling Mineral Water, Original Napa Valley | San Francisco | Napa Valley | No test | Not Detected | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | 8 (composited) | SA-901-0797 | Arsenic retest found none | ||
| Calistoga | 1 | Sparkling Mineral Water (1 liter) | San Francisco | Calistoga MW Co., Calistoga, CA | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 10 (composited) | SA-711-1580 | ||
| Calistoga | 2 | Sparkling Mineral Water | No test | Not Detected | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | 10 (composited) | SA 806-2078 | ||||
| Canada Dry | 1 | Club Soda (1 liter) | Berkeley, CA | Cadbury Beverages Stamford, CT | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 0.6 | 10 (composited) | SA-711-1581 | ||
| Canada Dry | 1 | Sparkling Water (1 liter) | San Francisco | Cadbury Beverages Stamford, CT | 1.0 | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Fluoride found at 0.13 ppm, well below std. | 10 (composited) | SA-711-1582 | |
| Castle Rock | 1 | "Spring Water Bottled at the Source" (1 liter) | San Francisco | "The Cascade Mountains" | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 3 (1 for each contaminant type) | EQI-1-16-18 | ||
| Brand(a) | Test # | Water Type | Purchase Location | Source of Water (if listed) | Contaminant & Level Found(b) | Number of Bottles Tested | Lab Rep. # | Comments | ||||||||
| HPC Bacteria(c) (Guidelines 500 cfu/ml; no enforceable standard) in cfu/ml | Arsenic(d) (CA Prop. 65 Level 5 ppb) in ppb | TTHMs(e) (CA & Industry bottled water standard 10 ppb) in ppb | Chloroform (CA Prop. 65 Level l0 ppb) in ppb | BDCM(f) (CA Prop. 65 Level 2.5 ppb) in ppb | DBCM (g) (CA Prop. 65 Level 3.5 ppb) in ppb | Phthalate (DEHP) (Tap water standard 6 ppb) no bottled water standard | Nitrate (Fed. & CA standard 10 ppm) in ppm | Other | ||||||||
| Cobb Mountain | 1 | Natural Spring Water (1.5 liter) | Berkeley, CA | Cobb Mtn. Spring Water Co., Cobb, CA | Not Detected | Not Detected | 1.2 | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Bromoform (a trihalomethane) found at 1.2 ppb, below standard | 10 (composited) | SA-711-1583 | |
| Crystal Geyser* | 1 | Alpine Spring Water (16.9 oz.) | San Francisco | CG Roxane source, Eastern Sierra, bottled at Olancha, CA | 460 | 17.8* click for update | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 3 (1 for each contaminant type) | EQI-1-26a-f | Arsenic level exceeds CA Prop. 65 limit. | ||
| Crystal Geyser* | 2 | Alpine Spring Water (1 liter) | San Francisco | CG Roxane source, Eastern Sierra, Olancha, CA | Not Detected | 11* click for update | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Fluoride found at 0.82 ppm | 10 (composited) | SA-711-1585 | Arsenic level exceeds CA Prop. 65 limit; fluoride level is below standard of 1.4 ppm in warm areas (if natural) but above the warm area standard of 0.80 ppm if added. |
| Crystal Geyser* | 3 | Alpine Spring Water | No test | 12* click for update | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | 10 (composited) | SA 806-2078 | Arsenic exceeds Prop. 65 limit and WHO/EU standard. | |||
| Crystal Geyser* | 1 | Napa Valley Sparkling Mineral Water Bottled at the Source (12 fl. oz.) | San Francisco | Napa Valley | 1 | 35.2* click for update | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 0.2 | 3 (1 for each contaminant type) | EQI-1-25a-f | Arsenic exceeds Prop. 65 limit. | |
| Crystal Geyser | 2 | Napa Valley Sparkling Mineral Water | No test | Not Detected | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | 10 (composited) | SA 806-2078 | No arsenic detected. | |||
| Crystal Geyser* | 3 | Napa Valley Sparkling Mineral Water | No test | 14 ppb click for update | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | 10 (composited) | SA-901-0798 | Arsenic exceeds CA Prop. 65 limit and WHO/EU standard. | ||
| Crystal Geyser | 1 | Sparkling Mineral Water (1 liter) | Berkeley, CA | Crystal Geyser Water Company, Calistoga, CA | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 10 (composited) | SA-711-1584 | ||
| Crystal Geyser | 1 | (1 liter) | Chicago, IL | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 10 (composited) | 297719-48 (43-48) | |||
| Crystal Geyser | 1 | (1 liter) | Chicago, IL | Not Detected | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | 9 (individually) | 297790-836 (810-818) | |||
| Brand(a) | Test # | Water Type | Purchase Location | Source of Water (if listed) | Contaminant & Level Found(b) | Number of Bottles Tested | Lab Rep. # | Comments | ||||||||
| HPC Bacteria(c) (Guidelines 500 cfu/ml; no enforceable standard) in cfu/ml | Arsenic(d) (CA Prop. 65 Level 5 ppb) in ppb | TTHMs(e) (CA & Industry bottled water standard 10 ppb) in ppb | Chloroform (CA Prop. 65 Level l0 ppb) in ppb | BDCM(f) (CA Prop. 65 Level 2.5 ppb) in ppb | DBCM (g) (CA Prop. 65 Level 3.5 ppb) in ppb | Phthalate (DEHP) (Tap water standard 6 ppb) no bottled water standard | Nitrate (Fed. & CA standard 10 ppm) in ppm | Other | ||||||||
| Dannon | 1 | Natural Spring Water (1.05 pint ) | San Francisco | Piedmont, Quebec, Canada | 6 | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 0.8 | 3 (1 for each contaminant type) | EQI-1-24a-f | ||
| Dannon | 2 | Natural Spring Water (1 liter) | San Francisco | Piedmont, Quebec, Canada | 330 | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 0.8 | 10 (composited) | SA-711-1696 | ||
| Dannon | 3 | Natural Spring Water | New York City | Piedmont, Quebec, Canada | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 1.2 | Di-n-butyl-pthalate at 7.5 ppb; Methylene chloride at 1.5 ppb (below 5ppb statandard) | 10 (composited) | 299863-942 (911-916) | Pthalate may be from leaching from bottle top or other packaging materials; methylene chloride of unknown origin, and at 30% of FDA standard. |
| Dannon† | 4 | Natural Spring Water | New York City | Piedmont, Quebec, Canada | 2 of 10 bottles tested contained HPC bacterial overgrowth† | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | 10 (individually) | 299 863-942 (917-926) | Bacterial overgrowth was observed in 2 of the 10 bottles tested. The presence of a large number of noncoliform HPC bacteria may be inhibiting the detection of coliform bacteria during the testing. See text for discussion of HPC bacteria. | |
| Deer Park | 1 | Spring Water (1 liter) | New York City | Valley View Spring, Hegins Twp., PA | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 10 (composited) | 299 863-942 (879-884) | ||
| Deer Park | 2 | Spring Water (1 liter) | New York City | Valley View Spring, Hegins Twp., PA | Not Detected | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | 10 (individually) | 299 863-942 (885-894) | ||
| Deer Park | 3 | Spring Water (1.5 liter) | Washington DC | Hegin Township, PA | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 10 (composited) | 298 808-965 (879-884) | ||
| Deer Park | 4 | Spring Water (1.5 liter) | Washington DC | Hegin Township, PA | Not Detected | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | 10 (individually) | 298 808-965 (869-878) | ||
| Dominick's | 1 | Natural Spring Water (1.5 liter) | Chicago, IL | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 0.6 | 10 (composited) | 297719-48 (31-36) | |||
| Dominick's | 2 | Natural Spring Water (1.5 liter) | Chicago, IL | Not Detected | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | 9 (individually) | 297 790-836 (828-836) | |||
| Brand(a) | Test # | Water Type | Purchase Location | Source of Water (if listed) | Contaminant & Level Found(b) | Number of Bottles Tested | Lab Rep. # | Comments | ||||||||
| HPC Bacteria(c) (Guidelines 500 cfu/ml; no enforceable standard) in cfu/ml | Arsenic(d) (CA Prop. 65 Level 5 ppb) in ppb | TTHMs(e) (CA & Industry bottled water standard 10 ppb) in ppb | Chloroform (CA Prop. 65 Level l0 ppb) in ppb | BDCM(f) (CA Prop. 65 Level 2.5 ppb) in ppb | DBCM (g) (CA Prop. 65 Level 3.5 ppb) in ppb | Phthalate (DEHP) (Tap water standard 6 ppb) no bottled water standard | Nitrate (Fed. & CA standard 10 ppm) in ppm | Other | ||||||||
| Evian | 1 | Natural Spring Water (1 liter) | San Francisco, CA | Cachat Springs, Evian, France | 21 | 2.0 | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 0.7 | 3 (1 for each contaminant type) | EQI-1-21-23 | ||
| Evian | 2 | Natural Spring Water (1 liter) | San Francisco, CA | Cachat Springs, Evian, France | 63 | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 0.8 | 10 (composited) | SA-711-1697 | ||
| Fiuggi | 1 | Natural Mineral Water (1 liter) | Berkeley, CA | A.S.T.I.F., Fiuggi, Italy | 7 | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 2.5 | 10 (composited) | SA-711-1698 | ||
| Gerber | 1 | Baby Water with Fluoride (1.5 liter) | Berkeley, CA | AquaPenn Springs, Graysville, PA | 2 | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 0.6 | Fluoride found at 0.46 ppm, below standard | 10 (composited) | SA-711-1699 | |
| Gerolsteiner | 1 | Sprudel Sparkling Mineral Water (1 liter) | Berkeley, CA | Gerolstein, Germany | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 1.0 | 10 (composited) | SA-711-1700 | ||
| Glacier Springs | 1 | Purified Water (1 gallon) | Miami, FL | Not Detected | Not Detected | 1.6 | 1.6 | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Aluminum found at 180 ppb (std. is 200 ppb) | 10 (composited) | 304085-165 (150-155) | Aluminum found at 180 ppb, just below the 200 ppb FDA bottled water standard, set based on taste, odor, and aesthetic concerns. FDA's standard for aluminum is not applicable to mineral water, but is applicable to purified water. | |
| Glacier Springs† | 2 | Purified Water | Miami, FL | HPC bacterial overgrowth detected in 1 of 10 bottles tested† | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | 10 (individually) | 304085-165 (304156-304165) | Bacterial overgrowth was observed in 1 of the 10 bottles tested. The presence of a large number of noncoliform HPC bacteria may be inhibiting the detection of coliform bacteria during the testing. See text for discussion of HPC bacteria. | ||
| Hawaii | 1 | Purified Drinking Water (1.5 liters) | Berkeley, CA | MenehuneWater Co, Aiea, HI | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 10 (composited) | SA-711-1701 | ||
| Hildon | 1 | Mineral Water-Carbonated (750 ml) | Berkeley, CA | Broughton, Hampshire, England | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 5.6 | 10 (composited) | SA-711-1702 | Elevated nitrate level, though below FDA standard, of potential concern--see text. | |
| Hildon | 2 | Mineral Water-Carbonated (750 ml) | Berkeley, CA | Broughton, Hampshire, England | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | 5.4 | 10 (composited) | SA 808-1663 | Retest of elevated nitrate level; below FDA standard, of potential concern--see text. | |
| Brand(a) | Test # | Water Type | Purchase Location | Source of Water (if listed) | Contaminant & Level Found(b) | Number of Bottles Tested | Lab Rep. # | Comments | ||||||||
| HPC Bacteria(c) (Guidelines 500 cfu/ml; no enforceable standard) in cfu/ml | Arsenic(d) (CA Prop. 65 Level 5 ppb) in ppb | TTHMs(e) (CA & Industry bottled water standard 10 ppb) in ppb | Chloroform (CA Prop. 65 Level l0 ppb) in ppb | BDCM(f) (CA Prop. 65 Level 2.5 ppb) in ppb | DBCM (g) (CA Prop. 65 Level 3.5 ppb) in ppb | Phthalate (DEHP) (Tap water standard 6 ppb) no bottled water standard | Nitrate (Fed. & CA standard 10 ppm) in ppm | Other | ||||||||
| Hildon | 1 | Mineral Water-Still (750 ml) | Berkeley, CA | Broughton, Hampshire, England | 200 | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 5.6 | 10 (composited) | SA-711-1703 | Elevated nitrate level, though below FDA standard, of potential concern--see text. | |
| Hinckley Schmidt | 1 | (1 gallon) | Chicago, IL | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 1.9 | 10 (composited) | 297719-48 (25-30) | |||
| Hinckley Schmidt | 2 | (1 gallon) | Chicago, IL | Not Detected | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | 10 (individually) | 297 790-836 (790-799) | |||
| Hyde Park† | 1 | Purified Water (1 gallon) | Miami, FL | >5700† | Not Detected | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.1 | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 10 (composited) | 304085-165 (101-106) | Level of HPC bacteria substantially exceeded guideline. | ||
| Hyde Park | 2 | Purified Water | Miami, FL | Not Detected | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | 10 (individually) | 304085-165 (304107-304116) | Retest for HPC bacteria in 10 bottles found none | ||
| Ice Age | 1 | "Glacial Water" (1 liter) | Berkeley, CA | Alpine Creek, Manitoba Inlet, Canada | 67 | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 10 (composited) | SA-711-1704 | ||
| Janet Lee | 1 | Drinking Water (1 gallon) | San Diego/San Marcos, CA | Albertsons, Boise, ID, distrib. | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 0.7 | 10 (composited) | SA-712-0393 | ||
| Janet Lee | 1 | Purified Water (1 gallon) | San Diego/San Marcos, CA | Albertsons, Boise ID, distrib. | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 10 (composited) | SA-712-0394 | ||
| Janet Lee | 1 | Spring Water (1 gallon) | San Diego/San Marcos, CA | Albertsons, Boise ID, distrib. | 41 | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 10 (composited) | SA-712-0395 | ||
| Jewel | 1 | Artesian Water (1 gallon) | Chicago, IL | Not Detected | 1.1 | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 10 (composited) | 297719-48 (19-24) | |||
| Brand(a) | Test # | Water Type | Purchase Location | Source of Water (if listed) | Contaminant & Level Found(b) | Number of Bottles Tested | Lab Rep. # | Comments | ||||||||
| HPC Bacteria(c) (Guidelines 500 cfu/ml; no enforceable standard) in cfu/ml | Arsenic(d) (CA Prop. 65 Level 5 ppb) in ppb | TTHMs(e) (CA & Industry bottled water standard 10 ppb) in ppb | Chloroform (CA Prop. 65 Level l0 ppb) in ppb | BDCM(f) (CA Prop. 65 Level 2.5 ppb) in ppb | DBCM (g) (CA Prop. 65 Level 3.5 ppb) in ppb | Phthalate (DEHP) (Tap water standard 6 ppb) no bottled water standard | Nitrate (Fed. & CA standard 10 ppm) in ppm | Other | ||||||||
| Jewel | 2 | Artesian Water (1 gallon) | Chicago, IL | Not Detected | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | 10 (individually) | 298 808-965 (800-809) | |||
| Kroger | 1 | Utopia Spring Water (1 liter) | Houston, TX | Indian Springs, Franklin County, TX | 1 | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 0.9 | 10 (composited) | 298 808-965 (928-933) | ||
| Kroger | 2 | Utopia Spring Water (1 liter) | Houston, TX | Indian Springs, Franklin County, TX | Not Detected | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | 10 (individually) | 298 808-965 (918-927) | ||
| Lady Lee | 1 | Natural Spring Water (1 gallon) | San Francisco | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Toluene at 13.9 ppb; o-xylene at 3.0 ppb | 3 (1 for each contaminant type) | EQI-1-53-55 | Toluene and xylene are constituents of gasoline and also used in some industrial chemicals. | |
| Lucky (aka Lady Lee) | 2 | Natural Spring Water (1 gallon) | San Francisco | Plant #06-21 | 20 | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | No toluene or xylene detected | 10 (composited) | SA-712-0025 | |
| Lady Lee | 3 | Natural Spring Water | No test | No test | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | No test | No test | Toluene at 0.55 ppb, no xylene detected | 10 (composited) | SA-806-2086 | |||
| Lady Lee* | 1 | Purified Water purified by deionization (1 gallon) | San Francisco | Not Detected | 6.5* | 54.8* | 54.8* | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 0.1 | Toluene at 9.5 ppb; ethyl-benzene at 2.0 ppb; m/p-xylene at 3.1 ppb; o-xylene at 6.3 ppb | 3 (1 for each contaminant type) | EQI-1-50-52 | Arsenic and chloroform at levels above CA Prop. 65 levels. TTHMs above CA and industry standard of 10 ppb. Toluene and xylene are gasoline constituents and also used in some industrial chemicals. | |
| Lucky (aka Lady Lee) | 2 | Purified Water (1 gallon) | San Francisco | Plant #06-21 | 1 | Not Detected | 1.1 | 1.1 | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 10 (composited) | SA-712-0026 | ||
| Lady Lee | 3 | Purified Water purified by deionization (1 gal.) | San Francisco | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | No test | No test | Methylene chloride at 4.1 ppb (std. is 5 ppb) | 3 (1 for each contaminant type) | SA-808-1666 | Methylene chloride at level just below federal standard. | |
| Lady Lee* | 1 | Drinking Water (1 gallon) | San Francisco | Not Detected | 3.2 | 91.6* | 88.9* | 2.7* | Not Detected | Not Detected | 0.1 | Toluene at 11.0 ppb; o-xylene at 2.9 ppb | 3 (1 for each contaminant type) | EQI-1-56-58 | THM levels in excess of CA & industry standards; chloroform and bromodichloromethane in excess of CA Prop. 65 level. Toluene and xylene are gasoline constituents and also used in industrial chemicals. | |
| Brand(a) | Test # | Water Type | Purchase Location | Source of Water (if listed) | Contaminant & Level Found(b) | Number of Bottles Tested | Lab Rep. # | Comments | ||||||||
| HPC Bacteria(c) (Guidelines 500 cfu/ml; no enforceable standard) in cfu/ml | Arsenic(d) (CA Prop. 65 Level 5 ppb) in ppb | TTHMs(e) (CA & Industry bottled water standard 10 ppb) in ppb | Chloroform (CA Prop. 65 Level l0 ppb) in ppb | BDCM(f) (CA Prop. 65 Level 2.5 ppb) in ppb | DBCM (g) (CA Prop. 65 Level 3.5 ppb) in ppb | Phthalate (DEHP) (Tap water standard 6 ppb) no bottled water standard | Nitrate (Fed. & CA standard 10 ppm) in ppm | Other | ||||||||
| Lady Lee* | 2 | Drinking Water | No test | No test | 29* | 29* | Not Detected | Not Detected | No test | No test | Toluene at 0.5 ppb; no xylene found | 10 (composited) | SA-806-2085 | THM levels in excess of CA & industry standards; chloroform in excess of CA Prop. 65 level. Toluene is a gasoline constituent and used in industrial chemicals. | ||
| Lucky (aka Lady Lee) | 3 | Drinking Water (1 gallon) | San Francisco | Plant #06-21 | 8 | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | No toluene or xylene detected | 10 (composited) | SA-711-1705 | |
| Lucky* | 1 | Seltzer Water (2 liters) | San Francisco | Salt Lake City, UT, distrib., Am Procurement & Logistics | Not Detected | Not Detected | 30.7* | 29* | 1.7 | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Fluoride found at 0.84 ppm* | 10 (composited) | SA-712-0027 | THM level exceeds CA & industry standards, and chloroform level exceeds CA Prop. 65 level. Fluoride level slightly over CA warm weather area standard of 0.8 ppm if fluoride added (if fluoride is natural, warm weather area standard is 1.4 ppm); identical FDA standard does not apply to seltzer (not defined as "bottled water"). |
| Lucky* | 2 | Seltzer Water | No test | No test | 20* | 20* | Not Detected | Not Detected | No test | No test | n-isopropyl-toluene at 230 ppb; n-butyl-benzene at 21 ppb; Toluene at 1.8 ppb; | SA-806-2087 | Chloroform level CA Prop. 65 warning level; THM level exceeds CA & industry standards. High level of n-isopropyl toluene and elevated level of n-butyl-benzene of unknown origin; CA law generally prohibits levels over 1 ppb of these VOCs in source water, but may have been added in processing. | |||
| Lucky | 1 | Sparkling Water, Sugar Free Rasberry Bev. (1 liter) | San Francisco | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 0.2 | p-isopropyl-toluene found at 5.4 ppb | 3 (1 for each contaminant type) | EQI-1-41-43 | ||
| Master Choice† | 1 | Spring Water (1.5 liters) | New York City | Stockbridge, VT | >5700† | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 1.7 | 10 (composited) | 299863-942 (863-868) | Level of HPC bacteria substantially exceeded guideline. | |
| Master Choice† | 2 | Spring Water (1.5 liters) | New York City | 1 of 10 bottles had HPC bacterial overgrowth† | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | 10 (individually) | 299869-878 | Bacterial overgrowth was observed in 1 of the 10 bottles tested. The presence of a large number of noncoliform HPC bacteria may be inhibiting the detection of coliform bacteria during the testing. See text for discussion of HPC bacteria. | ||
| Mendocino | 1 | Sparkling Mineral Water (1 liter) | Berkeley, CA | Mendocino Bev., Comptche, CA | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 10 (composited) | SA-712-0028 | ||
| Natural Value† | 1 | Spring Water (1 gallon) | Berkeley, CA | Nat. Value, Sacramento, CA, distrib. | 7,300† | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 10 (composited) | SA-712-0029 | Level of HPC bacteria substantially exceeded guideline applied to bottled water by some states. | |
| Naya | 1 | Canadian Natural Spring Water (1 liter) | Los Angeles | Revelstroke, BC, Canada | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 3 (1 for each contaminant type) | EQI-1-LA 15-LA 17 | ||
| Brand(a) | Test # | Water Type | Purchase Location | Source of Water (if listed) | Contaminant & Level Found(b) | Number of Bottles Tested | Lab Rep. # | Comments | ||||||||
| HPC Bacteria(c) (Guidelines 500 cfu/ml; no enforceable standard) in cfu/ml | Arsenic(d) (CA Prop. 65 Level 5 ppb) in ppb | TTHMs(e) (CA & Industry bottled water standard 10 ppb) in ppb | Chloroform (CA Prop. 65 Level l0 ppb) in ppb | BDCM(f) (CA Prop. 65 Level 2.5 ppb) in ppb | DBCM (g) (CA Prop. 65 Level 3.5 ppb) in ppb | Phthalate (DEHP) (Tap water standard 6 ppb) no bottled water standard | Nitrate (Fed. & CA standard 10 ppm) in ppm | Other | ||||||||
| Naya | 2 | Canadian Spring Water (1 liter) | San Diego, CA | Revelstroke, BC, Canada | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 10 (composited) | SA-712-0396 | ||
| Naya | 3 | Canadian Spring Water (1.5 liter) | New York City | Revelstroke, B.C., Canada | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 10 (composited) | 299863-942 (927-932) | ||
| Naya | 4 | Canadian Spring Water (1.5 liters) | New York City | Canada | Not Detected | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | 10 (individually) | 299 863-942 (933-942) | ||
| Niagara* | 1 | Drinking Water (1 gallon) | San Diego, CA | Irvine, CA | 35 | Not Detected | 8.5 | 3.7 | 3.1* | 1.7 | Not Detected | Not Detected | 10 (composited) | SA-712-0397 | Bromodichlormethane found above CA Prop. 65 level. | |
| Niagara | 2 | Drinking Water | No test | No test | 3.1 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | No test | No test | 1 (individual) | SA-901-0800 | ||||
| Niagara | 3 | Drinking Water | No test | No test | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | Not Detected | No test | No test | 8 (composited) | SA-901-0800 | ||||
| Nursery | 1 | Drinking Water, sodium free fluoride added, not sterile, use as directed by physician or by labeling directions for use in infant formula (1 gallon) | San Francisco | Not Detected | 4.5 ppb | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Toluene found at 12.4 ppb, o-xylene at 3.2 ppb, styrene at 3.0 ppb | 3 (1 for each contaminant type) | EQI-1-47-49 | Toluene and xylene are constituents of gasoline and also used in some industrial chemicals. | |
| Nursery | 2 | Drinking Water | No test | No test | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | No test | No test | Toluene at 0.57 ppb | 10 (composited) | SA-807-0079 | |||
| Odwalla* | 1 | Geothermal Natural Spring Water (1 liter) | Berkeley, CA | Trinity Springs, Davenport, CA | 1 | 3.8 | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Fluoride found at 1.5 ppm* | 10 (composited) | SA-712-0030 | FDA and California bottled water regulations impose a maximum of 1.4 ppm fluoride in areas with annual average high temperatures of >79.3 °F. |
| Odwalla* | 2 | No test | 3.9 | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | Fluoride at 1.6 ppm* | 10 (composited) | SA-807-0080 | FDA and California bottled water regulations impose a maximum of 1.4 ppm fluoride in areas with annual average high temperatures of >79.3 °F. | |||
| Brand(a) | Test # | Water Type | Purchase Location | Source of Water (if listed) | Contaminant & Level Found(b) | Number of Bottles Tested | Lab Rep. # | Comments | ||||||||
| HPC Bacteria(c) (Guidelines 500 cfu/ml; no enforceable standard) in cfu/ml | Arsenic(d) (CA Prop. 65 Level 5 ppb) in ppb | TTHMs(e) (CA & Industry bottled water standard 10 ppb) in ppb | Chloroform (CA Prop. 65 Level l0 ppb) in ppb | BDCM(f) (CA Prop. 65 Level 2.5 ppb) in ppb | DBCM (g) (CA Prop. 65 Level 3.5 ppb) in ppb | Phthalate (DEHP) (Tap water standard 6 ppb) no bottled water standard | Nitrate (Fed. & CA standard 10 ppm) in ppm | Other | ||||||||
| Opal† | 1 | Spring Water (1.5 liter) | Berkeley, CA | Culver, OR | 510† | 2.4 | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Fluoride found at 0.16 ppm | 10 (composited) | SA-712-0031 | Level of HPC bacteria exceeded guideline applied to bottled water by some states. |
| Ozarka | 1 | Drinking Water | Houston, TX | Houston Municipal Water Supply | 1 | Not Detected | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 10 (composited) | 29808-965 (960-965) | ||
| Ozarka | 2 | Drinking Water | Houston, TX | Houston Municipal Water Supply | Not Detected | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | 10 (individually) | 298950-959 | ||
| Palomar* | 1 | Mountain Spring Water (1 liter) | Los Angeles | Palomar Mountain, Escondido, CA | 2 | 5.8 ppb | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 0.6 | 3 (1 for each contaminant type) | EQI-1-LA3-5 | Arsenic level exceeds CA Prop. 65 warning level. | |
| Palomar | 2 | Mountain Spring Water (1.5 liters) | Venice, CA | Palomar Mountain, Escondido, CA | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 0.6 | 10 (composited) | SA-712-0398 | ||
| Palomar | 3 | Mountain Spring Water (1.5 liters) | Los Angeles | Palomar Mountain, Escondido, CA | No test | Not Detected | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | 10 (composited) | SA-808-1664 | ||
| Pathmark | 1 | Spring Water (1.5 liters) | New York City | Guelph, Canada | 1 | Not Detected | 2.4 | Not Detected | Not Detected | 0.1 | Not Detected | Not Detected | Bromoform (a trihalomethane) was found at 2.2 ppb | 10 (composited) | 299863-942 (895-900) | |
| Pathmark† | 2 | Spring Water (1.5 liters) | New York City | Guelph, Canada | 1 of 10 bottles tested contained HPC bacterial overgrowth† | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | 10 (individually) | 299 863-942 (901-910) | Bacterial overgrowth was observed in 1 of the 10 bottles tested. The presence of a large number of noncoliform HPC bacteria may be inhibiting the detection of coliform bacteria during the testing. See text for discussion of HPC bacteria. | |
| Pathmark | 3 | Spring Water (1.5 liters) | New York City | Guelph, Canada | Not Detected | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | 10 (individually) | 299 863-942 (879 & 885-893) | ||
| Perrier | 1 | Sparkling Mineral Water (25 fl oz.) | San Francisco | Vergeze, France | 19 | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 2.8 | 2-Chlorotoluene found at 4.6 ppb | 3 (1 for each contaminant type) | EQI-1-44-46 | Chlorotoluene of unknown origin |
| Brand(a) | Test # | Water Type | Purchase Location | Source of Water (if listed) | Contaminant & Level Found(b) | Number of Bottles Tested | Lab Rep. # | Comments | ||||||||
| HPC Bacteria(c) (Guidelines 500 cfu/ml; no enforceable standard) in cfu/ml | Arsenic(d) (CA Prop. 65 Level 5 ppb) in ppb | TTHMs(e) (CA & Industry bottled water standard 10 ppb) in ppb | Chloroform (CA Prop. 65 Level l0 ppb) in ppb | BDCM(f) (CA Prop. 65 Level 2.5 ppb) in ppb | DBCM (g) (CA Prop. 65 Level 3.5 ppb) in ppb | Phthalate (DEHP) (Tap water standard 6 ppb) no bottled water standard | Nitrate (Fed. & CA standard 10 ppm) in ppm | Other | ||||||||
| Perrier | 2 | Sparkling Mineral Water (25 fl oz.) | Los Angeles | Vergeze, France | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | 2.6 | 2-Chlorotoluene found at 3.7 ppb | 3 (1 for each contaminant type) | EQI-1-LA 36- LA 38 | Chlorotoluene of unknown origin. |
| Perrier* | 3 | Sparkling Mineral Water (1 liter) | San Francisco | Vergeze, France | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Di(2-ethylhexyl)Phthalate detected at 12 ppb* | 4.3 | No detection of 2-Chlorotoluene | 10 (composited) | SA-712-0032 | Exceeds 6 ppb tap water standard for Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), but there is no standard for bottled water for this chemical. California does not allow this DEHP level in the source water for bottled water, but sets no DEHP standard for finished bottled water. |
| Perrier | 4 | Sparkling Mineral Water | San Francisco | Vergeze, France | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | No test | 4.1 | No test | 10 (composited) | SA-808-1662 | Nitrate retest. |
| Poland Spring† | 1 | Natural Spring Water (1 liter) | Washington, DC | 750† | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | Not Detected | |||||