Cent Eur J Public Health 1998, 6(1):42-44

Survey of the microbiological quality of bottled water

Šefcová H.

Research Group for Water Hygiene, National Institute of Public Health, Prague, Czech Republic

Three different types of bottled water had counts of psychrophilic bacteria (aerobic colony count at 22 °C) ranging from 10⁰-10⁴ colony forming unit/1 ml. The most frequent type of bottled water to exceed limits for psychrophilic microorganisms was still table water. The growth of psychrophilic microorganisms of up to 10⁴ CFU/ml began over the six month storage period.

Published: February 1, 1998  Show citation