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Scientists have revealed the toxins and bacteria lurking in plastic water bottles
Test reveal bacteria such as staphylococcus, streptoccous and e.coli were found
More than 300,000 germs were found in every square centimetre of the bottle

By Paula Ahillon For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 06:53 EST, 12 November 2018 | Updated: 07:06 EST, 12 November 2018

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Scientists have revealed toxins and bacteria are lurking in re-used plastic water bottles of water.

Tests reveal bacteria such as staphylococcus, streptococcus, e.coli and influenzae can be found crawling on plastic bottles of water that are refilled daily.

More than 300,000 germs were found in every square centimetre of a bottle, which is a hundred times more than a pet's toy, reports 7News.

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Scientists have revealed toxins and bacteria are lurking in re-used plastic water bottles of water

Some plastic bottles include a chemical called phthalates, used to soften plastics, which has been linked to breast cancer, liver damage, dermatitis and nausea.

Professor Stuart Khan with the University of New South Wales said the germs discovered on bottles come directly from us, and are therefore harmless.

'Even if you keep that bottle for a long period of time, without you washing it and it's just you drinking out of it - it's not going to cause any harm at all,' he said.

The safe level of antimony, a toxin used in plastic production, is 6 pars per billion (ppb) - a unit of measurement used to indicate to protect the public from harmful substances.

The amount of antimony found in bottled water was 0.22 ppb, which is nowhere near enough to spark health concerns.

More than 300,000 germs were found in every square centimetre of a bottle, which is a hundred times more than a pet toy

Experts have debated whether bottled water contains bisphenol A (BPA) - a hazardous toxin proven to cause cancer.

But scientist Peter Gleick, who is an expert on global water and climate issues, said plastic bottled water was completely safe to drink.

Mr Gleick said polyethylene terephthalate (PET), the material plastic bottles are made from, has never contained BPA.

Scientist and expert on global water and climate issues Peter Gleick said plastic bottled water was completely safe to drink

Infections caused by bacteria found in plastic bottled water

STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTIONS

- Boils: red painful lumps that usually develop on the neck, face, armpits or buttocks

- Impetigo: sores, blisters and crusts

- Skin abcesses: a collection of pus that appears as a painful lump under the skin's surface

- Endocarditis: infection of the inner heart lining, leading to fever, chest pain and coughing

- Pneumonia: lung infection that causes coughing, breathing difficulties and chest pain

- Sepsis : a violent immune response leads to fever, and a rapid breathing and heart rate

STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTIONS

- Pharyngitis: sore, red throat with thick pus-like fluid around the tonsils, fever and chills, enlarged and tender lymph nodes in and around neck and vomiting and abdominal complaints

- Scarlet fever: inflammation of the throat, pink-red rash spreading across the abdomen, side of the chest and in the skin folds, bright red tongue and paleness around the mouth

- Impetigo: blisters around the nose, mouth and legs and fever and swollen lymph nodes in severe cases

E.COLI INFECTIONS

- Abdominal cramping

- Vomiting

- Bloody diarrhea

- Acute kidney failure in children

- Seizures

INFLUENZAE INFECTIONS

- Meningitis: fever, vomiting, lethargy and neck stiffness

- Epiglottitis: swelling of the tissue that covers the throat and protects the larynx during swallowing and drooling

Source: Better Health Channel, WebMD and health.vic