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. 2023 Oct 9;9(10):e20647. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20647

Table 4.

Concentrations (mean ± SD) of the studied heavy metals in the samples bottled water brands.

Heavy Metals Cr Cd Pb Ni As
WHO and ISIRI limits 0.05 0.003 0.01 0.01 0.07
Brands A 0.027 ± 0.001 0.0019 ± 0.00021 0.0027 ± 0.0013 0.022 ± 0.001 0.001 ± 0.00013
B 0.031 ± 0.0082 0.0019 ± 0.00022 0.001 ± 0.0010 0.025 ± 0.002 0.002 ± 0.00010
C 0.027 ± 0.0074 0.0025 ± 0.0001 0.007 ± 0.0015 0.003 ± 0.001 0
D 0.034 ± 0.0095 0.0019 ± 0.00024 0.0025 ± 0.0013 0.024 ± 0.003 0.003 ± 0.00105
E 0.032 ± 0.0080 0.002 ± 0.0001 0.001 ± 0.0012 0.0023 ± 0.0001 0.002 ± 0.00011
F 0.024 ± 0.0066 0.0015 ± 0.0003 0.007 ± 0.0014 0.0025 ± 0.0002 0.002 ± 0.00010
G 0.031 ± 0.0082 0.0017 ± 0.00022 0.002 ± 0.0011 0.0021 ± 0.0001 0.002 ± 0.00011
H 0.025 ± 0.0072 0.0019 ± 0.00024 0.0055 ± 0.0010 0.017 ± 0.001 <LOD
I 0.005 ± 0.0009 0.0018 ± 0.00026 0.0065 ± 0.0016 0.025 ± 0.0023 0.0025 ± 0.00011
J 0.029 ± 0.0072 0.0019 ± 0.00027 0.003 ± 0.0011 0.029 ± 0.001 0
K 0.025 ± 0.0062 0.0021 ± 0.0002 0.004 ± 0.0012 0.002 ± 0.0012 0.0035 ± 0.00010