Water Check of Öko-Test: uranium, arsenic, pesticides – every 4. Bottled water is charged

Öko-Test examined 53 carbonated mineral water of the variety of “Classic”. Including water places of discounters and supermarkets, but also classic brands. The result: Twelve sparkling varieties contain questionable ingredients such as pesticide-degradation products, uranium, or arsenic.

The German drank in the past year, 150 litres of water per head. 11.7 billion litres, according to the Association of German mineral wells as a whole, even because of the extreme heat in the summer.

Natural mineral water must, according to the Mineral – and table water regulation can hardly be treated – in contrast to tap water. The legislator speaks of the so-called “original purity”. In twelve mineral waters, the experts of Öko-Test, however, found substances that have to do with the purity of nothing.

Particularly problematic substances such as are

• Uranium
• Arsenic
• Boron

You can loosen the soil in a natural way from the layers of rock through which the water flows. “Öko-Test” complains that uranium accumulate in the body and kidneys and may cause lung damage. Arsenic is also considered to be carcinogenic.

Eleven of the tested bottled water contained degradation products of pesticides. In four other Water the testers found sweeteners for the domestic sewage in the bubble. These substances are a health, however, not critical.

Winners and losers among brands and supermarket-water

Every second mineral water has Eco-Test with "very gut" and "gut" excellent. One of the most well-known types of water, however, in the Test with the grade ‘unsatisfactory’ by The "Apollinaris Classic" exceeds the limit value for boron in drinking water. The bottled water also has an elevated arsenic value.

In the case of supermarket products, the picture is not clear: While the in-house brands, for example, from Aldi, Rewe, Edeka or Penny were due to harmful to the environment, disposable PET bottles, point deduction, cut-to-cut materials, the products, the content and the "original Reinheit" in turn, with "very gut" from.

Grade ‘unsatisfactory’ (6)

• "Apollinaris Classic" of Apollinaris

Touch enough (4)

• "Alasia Spritzig" of ESH
• "Förstina Bubble Premium Spritzig" of Förstina bubble
• "Hella Classic" Hansa Mineralbrunnen
• "High Forest Sprudel" of the high forest bubble
• "Justus Fountain Spritzig" of Förstina bubble
• "Odenwald Source Classic" from the Odenwald-source
• "Rhenser Classic" of Rhenser mineral wells
• "Salvus Classic" of Salvus Mineralbrunnen
• "Swollen Classic" of Swollen bubble

Grade “satisfactory” (3)

• "Aqua Culinaris Classic" from Aldi Süd
• "Bad Kissinger Classic" from Bad Kissingen mineral springs
• "Elitess Classic" Penny
• "Euro-Perl Classic" wells Union St. Christophorus
• "Well & Cheap Classic" Edeka
• "Hassia Sprudel" of Hassia mineral springs
• "Yes! Classic" Rewe
• "K-Classic Spritzig" of the country of purchase
• "Coast Gold Classic" of BE brand, trade
• "Mineau Classic" by Anna Zimmermann
• "Naturalis Classic" by Netto Marken-Discount
• "Nürburg Source Classic" of Nürburg source
• "Source Castle Vitaqua Source Classic" of Aldi Nord
• "Teinacher Classic" of Mineralbrunnen Teinach
• "Tip Classic" Real

Good (grade 2)

• "Bad Pyrmont Who Showed Solidarity Classic" from Bad Pyrmont who showed solidarity
• "Caroline Classic Organic Mineralwasser" mineral springs Wüllner
• "Eifel Source Of The Original" of the Eifel-source
• "Franconia Fountain Spritzig" of Franconia fountain
• "Peter Thaler Classic" by Peter Thaler, mineral springs
• "Saskia Classic" from Lidl

Grade very good (1)

• "Adelholzener Classic" of Adelholzener Alpine source
• "Bath Bridge Auer Spritzig" of Staatl. Mineralbrunnen Bad Brueckenau
• "Bad Liebenwerda Spritzig" of the Bad Liebenwerda mineral springs
• "Mountain Source Classic" of brand drinks Soared
• "Founders Said The Bubbly Bio" of Teutoburger Mineralbrunnen
• "ELISA Bethen Source Tangy Bio" of Hassia mineral springs
• "Ensinger Sport Classic" of Ensinger Mineral-heilquellen
• "Extaler Mineral Source Classic" by Riha Richard Hartinger
• "Forstetal 600 Source Of Calcium Fizzy" of Forstetal source of drinks
• "Gerolsteiner Sprudel" of Gerolsteiner Brunnen
• "Nassauer Land Classic" from Ober Selters mineral wells
• "Original Selters Classic" from the Selters Mineral spring
• "Residence Source Spritzig" from Bad Windsheim brand drinks
• "Rhine Source Field Klassik" of Rheinfels source H. Hövelmann
• "Rhönsprudel Original" by Mineralbrunnen rhönsprudel
• "Rosbach Klassisch" of Hassia mineral springs
• "Schwarzwald Sprudel Classic" from black forest springs
• "Sinalco Aquintéll Classic" Deutsche Sinalco
• "The Spree Source Classic" of spree source mineral wells
• "Stone Sieker Classic" from Brohler Mineral wells
• "Vilsa Fountain Classic" by Vilsa-Brunnen
• "Viva Con Agua Laut" by Husumer Mineralbrunnen

All of the products included in the detailed test results can be found for free on Ökotest.de

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Tips for the water purchase

• With the 28 mineral waters with the stars "very gut" or "gut" have cut off, you can’t go wrong.
• You prefer brands from your Region. This saves energy and CO2, generated when bottles long distances from the Bottling to the point of sale.
• With returnable bottles to save waste and energy.
• A healthy, cheap Alternative to tap water. In Germany, its quality is strictly monitored.

Disposable plastic pollutes environment

13 mineral water in the Test were in plastic disposable bottles. The experts from the Öko-Test rated particularly critical. Because once these bottles end up using in the trash and are incinerated. Products from returnable glass manufacturers are able to fill up to 50 again, plastic returnable bottles, after all, to up to 25 Times. This saves Material and energy.