Evaluation of changes in some physico-chemical properties of bottled water exposed to sunlight in Bauchi State, Nigeria

Daffi, Rose E.; Wamyil, Fwangmun B.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/dwes-14-73-2021

Articles | Volume 14, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/dwes-14-73-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/dwes-14-73-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 1

Research article

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11 Feb 2021

Research article |

| 11 Feb 2021

Evaluation of changes in some physico-chemical properties of bottled water exposed to sunlight in Bauchi State, Nigeria

Rose E. Daffi and Fwangmun B. Wamyil

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RC1: 'Evaluation of Changes in Some Physico-Chemical Properties of Bottled Water Exposed to Sunlight in Bauchi, Nigeria', Anonymous Referee #1, 29 Sep 2020
- AC1: 'Re: Referee Comment', Fwangmun Wamyil, 02 Oct 2020
RC2: 'referee comment', Anonymous Referee #2, 26 Nov 2020
- AC2: 'Re: Referee Comment 2', Fwangmun Wamyil, 21 Dec 2020

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (21 Dec 2020) by Luuk Rietveld

AR by Fwangmun Wamyil on behalf of the Authors (03 Jan 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (05 Jan 2021) by Luuk Rietveld

AR by Fwangmun Wamyil on behalf of the Authors (07 Jan 2021) Manuscript

Short summary

We investigated the effect of long exposure to sunlight (as practised by retailers and peddlers in Bauchi State, Nigeria) of commercial plastic-bottled drinking water. The levels of physical/chemical parameters were measured for five brands, and it was found that levels of pH, antimony, nitrates, and bisphenol A changed significantly as exposure time increased, thus highlighting the importance of proper monitoring of storage and retailing of plastic bottle products to safeguard consumer health.