| Message in a bottle Almost all contain multiple pesticide residues. Frightening |
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| Organochlorine pesticide residues (mg/l) | Organophosphorus pesticide residues (mg/l) | ||||||||||
| Name | Batch No | State | g-HCH* | b-endo** | DDT | DDD | DDE | Dimethoate | Phosphamidon | Chlorpyrifos | Malathion |
| Bisleri-1 Bisleri-2 |
719 29 |
Delhi Uttar Pradesh |
0.003 0.0014 |
ND ND |
0.0008 0.0003 |
ND ND |
0.0005 ND |
ND ND |
ND ND |
0.0109 0.0024 |
0.04 0.0196 |
| Aquafina-1 Aquafina-2 |
B-38 B-39 |
Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh |
0.001 0.0007 |
ND ND |
ND ND |
ND ND |
ND ND |
0.0013 ND |
ND ND |
0.0023 0.0006 |
0.0008 0.0004 |
| Kinley-1 Kinley-2 |
92 99 |
Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh |
0.0021 0.0001 |
ND ND |
ND 0.0002 |
ND ND |
ND ND |
ND ND |
ND ND |
0.0109 0.0003 |
0.001 ND |
| Mcdowell-1 Mcdowell-2 |
A B |
Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh |
0.0043 0.0032 |
ND ND |
0.0011 0.0007 |
ND ND |
ND ND |
ND ND |
ND ND |
0.037 0.018 |
0.0126 0.0075 |
| Paras-1 Paras-2 |
787 1608 |
Delhi Delhi |
0.0031 0.004 |
ND ND |
0.001 ND |
ND ND |
0.00052 ND |
ND ND |
ND ND |
0.0022 0.004 |
0.0128 0.0099 |
| Bailley-1 Bailley-2 |
2202 2102 |
Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh |
0.0023 0.0034 |
ND ND |
0.0011 0.0016 |
ND ND |
0.0077 0.0006 |
ND ND |
ND ND |
0.0025 0.0049 |
0.0073 0.0109 |
| Pure life-1 Pure life-2 |
INUOEPNS INUOPANS |
Haryana Haryana |
0.004 0.0032 |
ND ND |
ND ND |
ND ND |
ND ND |
ND ND |
ND ND |
0.0028 0.0018 |
0.0008 0.0018 |
| Volga-1 Volga-2 |
A365 A365 |
Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh |
0.0029 0.00268 |
0.00039 ND |
0.0016 0.0037 |
0.00032 ND |
0.00068 ND |
ND ND |
ND ND |
0.0059 0.0064 |
0.0147 0.0238 |
| Kingfisher-1 Kingfisher-2 |
IB003 IB006 |
Haryana Haryana |
0.0033 0.003 |
ND ND |
0.0006 0.001 |
ND ND |
ND 0.00051 |
ND ND |
0.0001 0.0012 |
0.006 0.002 |
0.0189 0.0132 |
| Prime-1 Prime-2 |
4 5 |
Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh |
0.002 0.0016 |
ND ND |
0.0012 0.0008 |
ND ND |
ND ND |
ND ND |
ND ND |
0.0032 0.0018 |
0.0007 0.0018 |
| Aquaplus-1 Aquaplus-2 |
B-93 B-122 |
Delhi Delhi |
0.004 0.0026 |
ND ND |
0.0008 0.0009 |
ND ND |
0.00036 0.00052 |
ND ND |
ND ND |
0.01 0.0092 |
0.0368 0.0392 |
| Hello-1 Hello-2 |
377 378 |
Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh |
0.0045 0.0042 |
0.00055 0.0004 |
0.0016 0.0022 |
ND ND |
0.00118 0.00092 |
ND ND |
ND ND |
0.004 0.0046 |
0.011 0.008 |
| KwencheR-1 KwencheR-2 |
B-128 A:KK0102 |
Haryana Haryana |
0.0029 0.0029 |
ND ND |
0.0005 0.0003 |
ND ND |
ND ND |
ND ND |
ND ND |
0.006 0.0045 |
0.0147 0.0178 |
| Minscot-1 Minscot-2 |
8/185 5/182 |
Haryana Haryana |
0.0015 0.0013 |
ND ND |
0.0002 0.0001 |
ND ND |
ND ND |
ND ND |
ND ND |
0.0018 0.002 |
0.0012 0.0015 |
| Himalaya-1 Himalaya-2 |
157Q 187S |
Himachal
Pradesh Himachal Pradesh |
0.002 0.0009 |
ND ND |
ND ND |
ND ND |
ND ND |
ND ND |
ND ND |
ND ND |
ND ND |
| Catch-1 Catch-2 |
IOW058 IOW053 |
Himachal
Pradesh Himachal Pradesh |
0.0015 0.001 |
ND ND |
0.0008 0.0005 |
ND ND |
ND ND |
ND ND |
ND ND |
ND ND |
0.0012 0.0005 |
| Evian-1 Evian-2 |
— — |
France France |
ND ND |
ND ND |
ND ND |
ND ND |
ND ND |
ND ND |
ND ND |
ND ND |
ND ND |
| Note: a-HCH b-HCH, d-HCH, a-endosulphan, Heptachlor and Aldrin among organochlorines, and Methyl Parathion, Diazinon, Profenofos and Parathion among organophosphorus pesticides were not detected in any sample. *An average of three replicates have been taken. **b-endosulphan. ND: not detected. | |||||||||||