Bottled water compositions

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#Chemical compositions of common bottled waters (available in the UK). This script includes notes on the geology through which the manufacturer states the water has passed, where information is readily available.

#The analyses may be useful for comparative studies and inverse modelling.

#Users are encouraged to post/comment with any analysis, comparisons or other interpretation.

#Users are also encouraged to add compositions from other waters.

#Volvic (Volcanic rock, Auvergne Regional Park, north of Puy de Dôme, France)

SOLUTION 1
units ppm
pH 7
Cl 13.5
Ca 11.5
N(5) 6.3
Mg 8.0
S(6) 8.1
Na 11.6
C(4) 71 #as HCO3
K 6.2
Si 31.7

END



#Evian (Alluvial and deltaic sand aquifer, from Évian-les-Bains, south shore of Lake Geneva, France)

SOLUTION 2
units ppm
pH 7.2
Ca 80
Mg 26
Na 6.5
K 1
Si 15
C(4) 360 #as HCO3
S(6) 12.6
Cl 6.8
N(5) 3.7

END



#Sainsburys Caledonian (Campsie Fells of Scotland)

SOLUTION 3
units ppm
pH 7.4
Ca 60
Mg 16
K 2 #described as <2.0
Na 15
C(4) 240 #as HCO3
S(6) 28
N(5) 6 #described as <6
Cl 11

END



#Highland Spring (Ochil Hills, Perthshire, Scotland)

SOLUTION 4
units ppm
pH 7 #pH value not given, assumed 7
Ca 40.5
Cl 6.1
Mg 10.1
N(5) 3.1
K 0.7
Na 5.6
S(6) 5.3
C(4) 150 #as HCO3

END



#Nestle Pure Life (Peak District, Derbyshire)

SOLUTION 5
units ppm
pH 7.8 #at source
Ca 29
Mg 10.5
K 3.8
Na 40.4
C(4) 233 #as HCO3
Cl 7.4
S(6) 5.7

END



#Buxton (Limestone of Derbyshire)

SOLUTION 6
units ppm
pH 7.4 #at source
Ca 55
Mg 19
K 1
Na 24
C(4) 248 #as HCO3
Cl 37
S(6) 13
N(5) 0.1 #described as <0.1
Fe 0
Al 0

END



#Acqua Panna (Acqua Panna Spring, Tuscany, Italy)

SOLUTION 7
units ppm
pH 7.9 #at source
Ca 32.9
S(6) 21
Cl 9
Si 6.8
Mg 6.5
Na 6.4
N(5) 4.3
K 0.9
C(4) 106 #as HCO3

END



#Belu (Various springs, either Shropshire or Cambridgeshire)

SOLUTION 8
units ppm
pH 7.41
Ca 98.3
Na 8.65
K 2.41
S(6) 18.22
C(4) 246 #as HCO3
Cl 15
Mg 3.48
N(5) 5.6

END



#Brecon Carreg (Camarthenshire, Wales)

SOLUTION 9
units ppm
pH 7.6 #at source
Ca 55
Na 5
C(4) 225 #as HCO3
S(6) 9
Si 7
Mg 15
K 0.5
Cl 9
N(5) 3.5

END



#Tesco Welsh water (Churchstoke, Powys, Wales)

SOLUTION 10
units ppm
pH 7.9 #at source
Ca 48.5
Na 14
C(4) 148 #as HCO3
S(6) 27.6
Mg 5.2
K 0.8
Cl 10.7
N(5) 4

END



#Strathmore (Vale of Strathmore near Glamis Castle, Scotland)

SOLUTION 11
units ppm
pH 7 #pH value not given, assumed 7
Ca 60
Mg 15
Na 46
K 2.2
C(4) 145 #as CaCO3
Cl 155
S(6) 1
N(5) 5
F 0.1

END



#Hildon (Cretaceous Chalk, Broughton, Hampshire)

#Other details: Cu <0.8 ug/L, Fe <10 ug/l

SOLUTION 12
units ppm
pH 7.7 #bottled
Al 0.01 #described as <0.01
Ca 97
Mg 1.7
Na 7.7
Cl 16
F 0.02 #described as < 0.02
N(5) 6
S(6) 4

END



#Fonthill (Limestone, Fonthill Bishop Estate, Wiltshire)

#Other details: Fe <0.02, Cu <0.01, Zn <0.01 (ppm)

SOLUTION 13
units ppm
pH 7.5
N(5) 17
S(6) 5 #described as <5
Cl 14
Na 7
K 0.3
Ca 92

END



#Aqua Pura (Cumbria)

SOLUTION 14
units ppm
pH 6.1
Ca 14
Mg 3.5
K 2.5
Na 12
C(4) 20 #as HCO3
Cl 17
S(6) 14
N(5) 29
F 0.1 #described as <0.1

END


#Harrogate (Harlow Hill, Harrogate)

SOLUTION 15
units ppm
pH 7 #pH not specified
Ca 52.7
Mg 18.5
Na 7.4
C(4) 215
Cl 34
S(6) 8.2
N(5) 0

END

#Decantae (Snowdonia, North Wales) - note low concentrations of dissolved ions

SOLUTION 16
units ppm
pH 6.62 #at source
Ca 7
Mg 2.38
K 0.54
Na 5.35
C(4) 18.3
Cl 18
S(6) 5.9
N(5) 7.47

END

#IKEA Still Water (Churchstoke, Powys, Wales) - note similarity to Tesco water from same area

SOLUTION 17
units ppm
pH 7.9 #at source
Ca 60
Na 11
C(4) 304 #as HCO3
S(6) 37
Mg 5.7
K 1
Cl 15
N(5) 8.7

END

#ONE still spring water (ONE Spring, Powys, Wales), TDS 240 mg/l

SOLUTION 18
units ppm
pH 7 #not provided
Ca 60
Na 11
S(6) 16
Mg 7.7
K 1.3
Cl 16.2
N(5) 19
F 0.05

END

#USEFUL REFERENCES

#Smedley (2010) is an excellent resource for UK spring water compositions. Included within the document is a summary table (Table 4) of approximately 67 bottled waters. This table includes data for trace components. The pdf is available online here:

#http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/12760/1/BMWFinal_pls.pdf

#Alecos Demetriades has an excellent presentation on the geochemistry of European ground and surface water. The pdf refers to many useful texts. The pdf is available online here:

#http://www.eurogeologists.de/images/content/Workshops/Hydrogeology/Demetriades_EFG_Geochemistry_of_European_surface_and_groundwater.pdf