Assessment of Bacterial Load in Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Bottled Water Marketed in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Table 3

Association between microbiological parameters (as per DFTQC guideline), the volume of bottled water.

Sn	Microbiological parameters	Unscratched and undented		Scratched and/or dented		Permissible value as per DFTQC guidelines
			(%)
1	HPC	49	6 (6%)	51	46 (46%)	<25 mg/L
2	Coliform count	49	6 (6%)	51	46(46%)	Nil
3	Pseudomonas spp.	49	2 (2%)	51	21 (21%)	NA

D=No. of water samples in which microorganisms were detected. U: unacceptable as per DFTQC guidelines; NA: not available.