04. April 2011, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology

All-clear regarding estrogenic substances in Swiss mineral water

German and Italian researchers recently reported that bottled mineral water is contaminated with estrogenic substances in many cases. A study performed by the Ecotox Centre and the Federal Office of Public Health gives the all-clear for Switzerland: No critical concentrations of estrogenic substances were found in any of the mineral waters tested. For details of the study, please refer to the bulletin of the Federal Office of Public Health.

Hormonaktive Substanzen in abgepacktem Mineralwasser? Download article