Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Original Research Article | OPEN ACCESS

Bisphenol A Detection in Various Brands of Drinking Bottled Water in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Using Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometer

Mai A Elobeid¹ , Zainab M Almarhoon², Promy Virk¹, Zeinab K Hassan¹, Sawsan A Omer¹, Maha ElAmin¹, Maha H Daghestani¹, Ebtisam M AlOlayan¹

¹Department of Zoology; ²Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Saud University, Womenâ€™s Students-Medical Studies & Sciences Section, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

For correspondence:- Mai Elobeid Email: maielobeid@gmail.com Tel:+00966596404543

Received: 29 October 2011 Accepted: 2 May 2012 Published: 15 June 2012

Citation: Elobeid MA, Almarhoon ZM, Virk P, Hassan ZK, Omer SA, ElAmin M, et al. Bisphenol A Detection in Various Brands of Drinking Bottled Water in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Using Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometer. Trop J Pharm Res 2012; 11(3):455-459 doi: 10.4314/tjpr.v11i3.15

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Abstract

Purpose: To assess whether bisphenol A contamination occurred in seven brands of bottled drinking water in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Methods: Liquid-liquid extraction (using dichloromethane) was used to analytically extract bisphenol A from drinking water bottles and a gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer was employed for its detection using a splitless capillary column and helium as the carrier gas.

Results: The concentration of bisphenol A (BPA) was high in all the bottled water brands tested. The mean concentration of BPA of the bottled water stored indoors (4.03 ng/L) was significantly lower than that stored outdoors (7.5 ng/L).

Conclusion: Our results show that significant amounts of BPA leached from bottle containers into the water. Long storage of bottled water under direct sunlight should be avoided to reduce the risk of human exposure to BPA.

Keywords: Bisphenol A, Bottled water, Public health, Endocrine disruptors, Saudi Arabia