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Till now, the big villains in Delhi’s drinking water story have been groundwater and tap water. Water in bottles and canisters have for long offered the middle class the only option for clean drinking water. But it appears even these are not as pure as they claim.
While the Central Pollution Control Board does routine checks on groundwater and river water, a one-off study of bottled mineral water in Delhi reveals that the so-called pure water has significant levels of pollutants, notably coliform (faecal matter), a major pollutant in the Yamuna, despite claims to the contrary.
The study took samples from five major mineral water brands. It revealed that most of these brands had levels of boron and iron exceeding safe limits. But what is more worrying is the presence of coliform (bacteria) matter in the water. In fact, all brands had excess levels of coliform, and in some cases there were traces of coliform from human faecal matter, the kind of pollutant found in sewage water.
Source: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/mineral-water-sold-in-delhi-has-faecal-matter-chemicals/627445/
Mera Bharat Mahan waleyo, ki khayal aa ess ware.
While the Central Pollution Control Board does routine checks on groundwater and river water, a one-off study of bottled mineral water in Delhi reveals that the so-called pure water has significant levels of pollutants, notably coliform (faecal matter), a major pollutant in the Yamuna, despite claims to the contrary.
The study took samples from five major mineral water brands. It revealed that most of these brands had levels of boron and iron exceeding safe limits. But what is more worrying is the presence of coliform (bacteria) matter in the water. In fact, all brands had excess levels of coliform, and in some cases there were traces of coliform from human faecal matter, the kind of pollutant found in sewage water.
Source: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/mineral-water-sold-in-delhi-has-faecal-matter-chemicals/627445/
Mera Bharat Mahan waleyo, ki khayal aa ess ware.