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Heavy Metal Index

The effect of temperature and storage time on the migration of antimony from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) into commercial bottled water in Kuwait

Commercial bottled water. Not identified as baby bottles. Key numbers No significant change after three months at 25 °C.

Commercial bottled water. Not identified as baby bottles.

Key numbers

No significant change after three months at 25 °C. After heating to 50 °C, 8.530 ppb at 24 hours and 16.8 ppb at 7 days (PDF p.1).

Methods (brief)

Storage and heating of commercial bottles.

Evidence fitness

Supports those water concentrations. Does not support a baby-bottle result.

Limitations

Units are the ppb values the paper prints.

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