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Contamination of Bottled Waters with Antimony Leaching from Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Increases upon Storage

Shotyk, William, Krachler, Michael·2007·Environmental Science & Technology

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Antimony concentrations were determined in 132 brands of bottled water from 28 countries. Two of the brands were at or above the maximum allowable Sb concentration for drinking water in Japan (2 microg/L). Elevated concentrations of Sb in bottled waters are due mainly to the Sb2O3 used as the catalyst in the manufacture of polyethylene terephthalate (PET(E)). The leaching of Sb from PET(E) bottles shows variable reactivity. In 14 brands of bottled water from Canada, Sb concentrations increased on average 19% during 6 months storage at room temperature, but 48 brands of water from 11 European countries increased on average 90% under identical conditions. A mineral water from France in PET(E), purchased in Germany, yielded 725 ng/L when first tested, but 1510 ng/L when it was stored for 6 months at room temperature; the same brand of water, purchased in Hong Kong, yielded 1990 ng/L Sb. Pristine groundwater containing 1.7+/-0.4 ng/L Sb (n = 6) yielded 26.6+/-2.3 ng/L Sb (n = 3) after storage in PET(E) bottles from Canada for 6 months versus 281+/-38 ng/L Sb (n = 3) in PET(E) bottles from Germany. Tap water bottled commercially in PET(E) in December 2005 contained 450+/-56 ng/L Sb (n = 3) versus 70.3+/-0.3 ng/L Sb (n = 3) when sampled from a household faucet in the same village (Bammental, Germany), and 25.7+/-1.5 ng/L Sb (n = 3) from a local artesian flow.

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  • Contaminants originating in the chemical composition of plastic bottles are often found in bottled water; contamination type and concentration depend on the container type and storage conditions.

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Authors
Shotyk, W., & Krachler, M.
Affiliations
Heidelberg University (DE)
Corresponding author
Shotyk, William
Venue
Environmental Science & Technology
Published
2007-01-24
Volume
41
Issue
5
Pages
1560-1563
ISSN
  • 0013-936X (ISSN-L)
  • 1520-5851
OpenAlex
W2073235019
Cited by
200
References
5
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 14 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 11 · 2014: 16 · 2013: 10 · 2012: 9
FWCI
9.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Environmental Science & Technology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Environmental and Analytical Chemistry Studies
Keywords
antimony leaching, PET bottles, bottled water contamination, storage stability, mineral water, groundwater contamination, drinking water quality
MeSH terms
Antimony, Polyethylene Terephthalates, Water, Water Pollutants, Chemical

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