Bottled Water Experiment

The first and second tests for the presence of ammonia and Chloride did not show any measurable results in any of the samples. The third test, the 4 in 1 test showed the Fiji bottled water to have hard water as compared to the Dasani and tap water. Fiji water had the highest chlorine content, double that of tap water. Tap water and Dasani water had higher alkaline than the Fiji water. The tap water rated highest on the phosphate content test followed by Dasani with half as much phosphates followed by Fiji having the lowest phosphates. The iron test showed all three samples with small amounts of iron. Fiji water had the highest pH levels followed by tap water than Dasani bottled water.

Discussion:
My original hypothesis was very general and did not describe which types of contaminates would be higher, I simply stated the tap water would have higher contaminants than the bottled waters. I rejected my hypothesis of the tap water containing the most contaminants. Fiji water contained less Alkalinity, which if too low, can resist pH changes which indicate higher alkalinity minerals are present. Fiji chlorine levels were double that of tap water. Chlorine is used as a disinfectant to eliminate bacteria and odors. Mastroiann (2011) noted, “In water, the chlorine reacts to form hypochlorous acid and hypochlorites, and could potentially …show more content…
Although bottled water appears to be healthy and taste good over tap water, it’s expensive. I prefer to drink my tap, filtered water. It tastes better, I like the way it feels on my skin, my clothes feel softer, my dishes do not have water spots, my vehicles are much easier to clean and I believe it’s much healthier for drinking and cooking based on the test results in this lab and therefore I would highly recommend a Rainsoft water softener home