Study Some Evidences about of The Bottled Water in Misurata City, Libya

Abstract

Water is the first biological liquid. It facilitates the reactions of food conversion to energy. It is also a means of transferring pollutants from/to the human body. The most important characteristic of bottled drinking water that is pumped into public networks is the quality of bottled water. This research was conducted due to the lack of sufficient studies on bottled water in terms of composition and its implications for human health, which has entered new markets in Libya and aims to evaluate this quality. Twelve samples of drinking water packed in plastic bottles were randomly collected from factories in different areas of Misurata City. Each sample has a different brand and one sample of tap water. The collection period was between 07-19/02/2013. (pH, soluble salts, total hardness, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, chlorides, and bicarbonate) were checked. The results of the study indicated that the pH values ​​of eight samples were less than the minimum permitted in the specifications. The results of the soluble salts and the total hardness were that one sample exceeded the maximum allowed in the Libyan specifications, also chlorides exceeded the maximum allowed, and the elements (sodium, calcium, magnesium, potassium, bicarbonate, copper, lead, and zinc), these elements did not exceed the maximum allowed.