| PCRWR |

Quality Analysis of Bottled/Mineral Waters

 

RESULTS 1999

Labeled and Analytical Values of Bottled Water Samples (Winter)

Sr.

No.

Parameters

Ab-e-Hayat

Ab-e-Sehat

Al-Ain

Aqua

AVA

Bahrain

Cool

Culligan

Gulfa

Label

Value

Analytical

Value

Label

Value

Analytical

Value

Label

Value

Analytical

Value

Label

Value

Analytical

Value

Label

Value

Analytical

Value

Label

Value

Analytical

Value

Label

Value

Analytical

Value

Label

Value

Analytical

Value

Label

Value

Analytical

Value

1

Alkalinity

-

3.4

-

1.4

-

0.8

-

 

-

0.6

-

5

-

3.5

-

0.55

-

2.4

2

Bicarbonate

140

170

185

70

75

40

200

170

52

30

-

250

185

161

-

45

155

120

3

Calcium

38

54

36

32

7.5

4

27

40

22

22

-

65

36

21

-

11

19.2

13

4

Carbonate

-

-

-

5

-

0

-

0

-

0

-

0

-

7

0

0

-

0

5

Chloride

11

18

14

28

22

30

22.65

28

-

72

-

26

14

28

-

44.5

56

63

6

Hardness

-

230

-

180

-

120

275

230

100

125

-

293

-

130

-

42.5

-

180

7

Iron

-

0.13

-

0.16

-

0

-

0.08

-

0.11

-

0.13

-

-

-

0.08

-

0.14

8

Magnesium

8

23

12

24

14.5

26

-

31

15

16

-

31

12

19

-

3.5

29

35

9

Nitrate

-

4

-

6.8

3

1

-

3.5

-

0.7

-

7

-

0.2

-

1.15

5.9

1.5

10

pH

7.2

7.6

7.5

8.44

-

8.1

7.81

7.8

7.5

7.22

-

7.88

7.5

8.45

0

7.5

-

8.3

11

Potassium

2

2.5

3

1.3

1.3

1

1.7

2.2

10

12

-

5.4

3

2.8

-

26.9

1.3

1

12

Sodium

12

24

20

12

16.5

15

18

22

6

11

-

31

26

54

0

36

21

16

13

Sulphate

17

12

22

2.6

16.5

1

-

62

-

0.55

-

24

22

28

-

1

44

-

14

TDS

220

315

298

222

-

122

207.9

359

180

169

-

425

298

320

-

169

-

260

15

Coliform

-

Nil

-

Nil

-

Nil

-

Nil

 

Nil

-

Trace

-

Nil

-

Trace

-

Nil

16

N. Coliform

-

Nil

-

Nil

-

Nil

-

Nil

 

Nil

-

Trace

-

Nil

-

Trace

-

Nil

17

E.Coli

-

Nil

-

Nil

-

Nil

-

Nil

 

Nil

-

Nil

-

Nil

-

Nil

-

Nil

 

Sr.

No.

Parameters

Himalaya (M)

Masafi (O)

Natura (Q)

Sparklets (U)

Taunf (V)

The Everest (W)

Valley (X)

VIP Rakaposhi (Y)

Wah Waters (Z)

Label

Value

Analytical

Value

Label

Value

Analytical

Value

Label

Value

Analytical

Value

Label

Value

Analytical

Value

Label

Value

Analytical

Value

Label

Value

Analytical

Value

Label

Value

Analytical

Value

Label

Value

Analytical

Value

Label

Value

Analytical

Value

1

Alkalinity

2.1

3

-

1.2

-

3.5

0.95

5

-

3

-

4

-

4.6

-

4

-

3.8

2

Bicarbonate

-

150

80.6

60.5

180

175

116

250

21

150

-

200

88

230

200

200

195

190

3

Calcium

52

65

5

4

49

46

44

59.66

0.2

57

75

43

30

89

80

40

55

62

4

Carbonate

-

Nil

-

0

-

-

-

0

-

0

-

0

Nil

-

-

-

-

Nil

5

Chloride

7

11

-

41.5

12

12

5

14

3

67

6

14

30

14

250

28

12

12

6

Hardness

164

200

-

105

200

200

230

230

-

250

-

200

-

320

250

250

250

260

7

Iron

-

0.13

0.1

0

-

-

-

0.09

-

0.04

-

0.1

1

-

-

-

-

-

8

Magnesium

13

9

23.5

23

19

20

28.8

20

2

26

24.3

21

10

23

-

36

27

25

9

Nitrate

-

1

-

1.1

1.5

1.2

1

1.45

0.8

2.2

-

1.1

-

1.5

-

1.4

1.8

0.5

10

pH

7.4

8

8.25

8.28

7.6

7.7

7.32

7.96

-

8.17

7

7.6

7.25

7.8

7.9

8

7.7

8

11

Potassium

2

0.7

1.7

1

3.1

1.3

2.2

1.45

0.16

2.2

2

1

0.8

2.7

1.5

2

1.9

1.9

12

Sodium

1

1

12

15

15

21

3.2

25

2.1

23

8

30

15

30

13

24

13

15

13

Sulphate

6

1

-

-

-

-

25.64

2.1

4.2

-

18

1.6

12

-

-

5.8

-

6.5

14

TDS

-

247

-

167

290

285

-

374

-

348

-

307

250

424

650

319

293

317

15

Coliform

-

Nil

-

Nil

-

Nil

-

Nil

Nil

Nil

-

Nil

-

Trace

-

Nil

-

Nil

16

N. Coliform

-

Nil

-

Nil

-

Nil

-

Nil

Nil

Nil

-

Nil

-

Growth

-

Nil

-

Nil

17

E.Coli

-

Nil

-

Nil

-

Nil

-

Nil

Nil

Nil

-

Nil

-

Nil

-

Nil

-

Nil

* Over label value

Labeled and Analytical Values of Bottled Water Samples (Summer)

Sr.

No.

Parameters

Ab-e-Hayat

Ab-e-Sehat

Alpine  

Aqua  

AVA  

Bahrain  

Blue Sky  

Britiania

Cool

Label

Value

Analytical

Value

Label

Value

Analytical

Value

Label

Value

Analytical

Value

Label

Value

Analytical

Value

Label

Value

Analytical

Value

Label

Value

Analytical

Value

Label

Value

Analytical

Value

Label

Value

Analytical

Value

Label

Value

Analytical

Value

1

Alkalinity

-

3.2

-

0.4

-

3.8

-

3.3

-

0.7

-

5

-

0.4

-

9.6

-

3.2

2

Bicarbonate

140

160

185

20

228

190

200

165

52

35

-

250

185

14

52

420

185

146

3

Calcium

38

43

36

20

36

32

27

39

22

22

 

61

36

19

22

7

36

20

4

Carbonate

-

-

-

0

-

0

-

0

-

Nil

-

Nil

-

3

-

30

-

7

5

Chloride

11

18

14

25

16

19

22.65

25

-

58

-

25

14

35

-

85

14

11

6

Hardness

-

180

-

110

-

140

275

240

100

85

-

240

-

120

100

160

-

100

7

Iron

-

0.16

-

 

-

0.11

-

0.2

-

0.09

-

Nil

-

-

-

0.06

-

0.08

8

Magnesium

8

17

12

14

35.5

14

-

34

15

7.2

-

21

12

18

15

34

12

12

9

Nitrate

-

2.4

-

5

-

2

-

4

-

0.4

-

4

-

6

-

3

-

0.15

10

pH

7.2

7.7

7.5

8.5

8.2

8

7.81

7.85

7.5

7.6

-

7.7

7.5

8.4

7.5

8.8

7.5

8.4

11

Potassium

2

3

3

1.6

2

2.5

1.7

2