Bangla bottled water also a hazard
In a study similar to the one conducted by the Centre for Science and Environment (cse) in Delhi and Mumbai, a research body in Bangladesh has uncorked unpleasant facts about bottled water. While cse found pesticide residues in packaged water being sold in the two metros, application research laboratory Plasma Plus detected high levels of inorganic elements in commercially available bottled water in Bangladesh.
At the end of the two-year research, it was found that packaged water did not conform to international standards in Bangladesh. The level of inorganic elements printed on the labels of some bottles was higher than that recommended for human consumption. Elements such as sodium were present in excess quantities, which can lead to high blood pressure.
The most shocking aspect was that about half of the contents listed on the labels of the bottles