The head of the testing center Gonchar: using a plastic bottle is harmful to health the danger posed by the storage of water in plastic bottles.
The specialist told about the research on the content of total organic carbon in bottled water. This is a cumulative indicator of the presence of organic compounds in water that is in contact with plastic.
“And we see just a geometric progression in the increase in the content of total organic carbon. That is, every month of contact of water with plastic leads to a significant increase in the concentration of organic compounds that are released from the plastic into the water, ”said the head of the center, adding that for 18 months this indicator exceeds all maximum permissible concentrations.
Thus, according to the expert, repeated use of a plastic bottle is very harmful to health, especially in aggressive conditions: in the sun or if you pour warm or hot water into a plastic bottle. “A huge concentration of organic compounds enter the human body, many of them are carcinogens and toxic substances,” Gonchar said.
When choosing bottled water in a store, it is important to pay attention, in addition to the shelf life, to the presence or absence of label the word “natural”. “If the word“ natural ”is not on the bottle, it is no longer water from a well. It could be just tap water passed through an ordinary pitcher filter, “he concluded.
Previously, biochemist Maria Kuleshova said that water poured into plastic bottles can be harmful to health. Plastic has a negative impact on the immune system and liver function, she said. Also, if the bottle has stood under the sun for some time, then carcinogenic substances formed in the package are released into the water.