%0 Journal Article %T Evaluation of Chemical and Microbiological Quality in 21 Brands of Iranian Bottled Drinking Waters in 2012: A Comparison Study on Label and Real Contents %A M. Moazeni %A M. Atefi %A A. Ebrahimi %A P. Razmjoo %A M. Vahid Dastjerdi %J Journal of Environmental and Public Health %D 2013 %I Hindawi Publishing Corporation %R 10.1155/2013/469590 %X The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare chemical and microbiological quality of the 21 Iranian bottled drinking waters reported on manufacturer's labeling and standards in 2012. Samples were analyzed for chemical properties K+, F£¿, , Cl£¿, Mg2+, Ca2+, and pH. Total and fecal coliform and heterotrophic plate counts of selected samples were analyzed by MPN and HPC tests, respectively, for three months. Finally, the labeled and real contents of the samples were compared. Potassium and sulfate ions about 43 and 52 percent of studied sample contents had values higher than label amounts, respectively. Ca2+, Cl£¿ ions, and pH were about 71, 48, and 67 percent, respectively, less than label values. Total and fecal coliforms had negative results. The mean concentrations and standard deviations for K+, Cl£¿, pH, Ca2+, Mg2+, , and HPC were 1.13 ¡À 1.06, 16.39 ¡À 31.97, 6.6 ¡À 0.7, 28.35 ¡À 10.34, 86.58 ¡À 33.21, 24.17 ¡À 17.30£¿mg/L, and 16855 ¡À 25603 cfu/mL, respectively. Thus, there is possibility of microorganisms¡¯ growth in favorite conditions in bottled water. It was imperative to assess the public health risks in bottled water in Iran. 1. Introduction Recently, the consumption of bottled mineral waters has increased worldwide [1¨C3], because people living in developed countries have no suitable water supply at their homes [4]. Water quality can have a major impact on both individuals and communities health [5]. It is very important to human health to ensure the safety of consuming drinking water [6, 7]. Drinking water is important for survival, so that its biological and chemical contamination is a serious problem that may have severe health effects [7]. Human activities increase contamination levels through different point and nonpoint sources, which eventually cause them to be present in our drinking water resources [8]. Increasing pollution in drinking waters amplified the demand for natural mineral waters [5]. Natural mineral waters are defined as a microbiological healthy water originating in an groundwater tables or deposits and emerging from a spring tapped at one or more natural or bore exits with an individual and constant chemical composition [9, 10]. Casanovas-Massana and Blanch described that natural mineral waters are complex environments containing a large variety of autochthonous microbiota [11]. Mineral water is characterized by its purity at source, its content in minerals, trace elements, and other constituents [12]. Falcone-Dias et al. reported that mineral waters have been marketed as ideal for infant formula preparation and nursery %U http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jeph/2013/469590/