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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019

Standards Compliance and Health Implications of Bottled Water in Malawi.

Russel C G Chidya, Lazarus Singano, Isaac Chitedze, Khaldoon A Mourad

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Phthalate Esters and Their Potential Risk in PET Bottled Water Stored under Common Conditions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Russel C G ChidyaFaculty of Environmental Sciences, Department of Water Resources Management and Development, Mzuzu University, P/Bag 201 Mzuzu, Malawi. russelchidya@gmail.com.
Lazarus SinganoDepartment of Agricultural Research Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Chitedze Agricultural Research Station, P.O. Box 158 Lilongwe, Malawi. lasingano@yahoo.com.
Isaac ChitedzeFaculty of Science, Technology and Innovations, Department of Energy Systems, Mzuzu University, P/Bag 201 Mzuzu Malawi. isaacchitedze@gmail.com.
Khaldoon A MouradFaculty of Social Sciences, Centre for Middle Eastern Studies, Lund University, 22100 Lund, Sweden. khaldoon.mourad@cme.lu.se.ORCID 0000-0001-5358-2217

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many people around the globe prefer bottled water especially in developing countries, where tap water is not drinkable. This study investigated the quality of bottled drinking water sold in Lilongwe city, Malawi. Compliance with Malawi Standards (MS) 560 (2004) for natural mineral water, MS 699 (2004) for bottled water and the World Health Organisation guidelines for drinking water were examined. Bottled water from different 12 brands was purchased from local stores and analysed for its pH, total dissolved solids (TDS), EC, turbidity, Ca, Mg, Na, K, Fe, NO₃

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CitiesDrinking WaterHumansMalawiProduct LabelingWater QualityWater SupplyDrinking Waterfood safetyLilongweMalawimicrobiologicalphysico-chemicalwater quality

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PMID30884819
PMCPMC6466044

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