In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.
Bromate9 ppbof 10 ppb
90% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Fluoride1.1 ppmof 2 ppm
55% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 2.0 mg/L domestic non-carbonated (temperature-dependent 1.4–2.4 mg/L)
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Uranium8.3 ppbof 30 ppb
28% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.030 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Nitrate0.8 ppmof 10 ppm
8% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 10 mg/L AS NITROGEN (= EPA MCL). Readings must also be as N, not as nitrate ion; the as-NO3 equivalent would be ~44 mg/L.
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Barium0.063 ppmof 2 ppm
3% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 2 mg/L
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Chloramine0.08 ppmof 4 ppm
2% of the limitFDA bottled-water residual-disinfectant limit, 21 CFR 165.110(b)(4)(iii) — chloramine 4.0 mg/L as Cl2 (= EPA MRDL).
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Nickel1.8 ppbof 100 ppb
2% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.1 mg/L
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Chromium1.6 ppbof 100 ppb
2% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.1 mg/L total chromium (= EPA MCL)
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Bromide22 ppbfound
Detected · no published limit
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Chlorine80 ppbfound
Detected · no published limit
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
1,1-dichloroethaneNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
1,1-dichloroethyleneNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
1,1,1-trichloroethaneNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
1,1,2-trichloroethaneNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethaneNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethaneNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropaneNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
1,2-dichlorobenzeneNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
1,2-dichloroethaneNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
1,2-dichloropropaneNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
1,2,4-trichlorobenzeneNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
1,3-dichlorobenzeneNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
1,4-dichlorobenzeneNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
11-chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-sulfonic AcidNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
2,3,7,8-tcddNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
2,4-dNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
2,4,5-tpNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
4,8-dioxa-3h-perfluorononanoic Acid (Adona)NDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
9-chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanonane-1-sulfonic AcidNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
AlachlorNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
AldicarbNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Aldicarb SulfoneNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Aldicarb SulfoxideNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
AluminumNDof 200 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality (secondary/aesthetic), 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.2 mg/L. NOTE: this is a bottled-water level; it is not an FDA limit for aluminum in solid foods, where no comparable federal limit exists.
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
AntimonyNDof 6 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.006 mg/L
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
ArsenicNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
AsbestosNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
AtrazineNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
BentazonNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
BenzeneNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Benzo(a)PyreneNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
BerylliumNDof 4 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.004 mg/L
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Bis (2-ethylhexyl) AdipateNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
BoronNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
CadmiumNDof 5 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
CarbofuranNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Carbon TetrachlorideNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
ChlordaneNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Chlorine DioxideNDof 800 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water residual-disinfectant limit, 21 CFR 165.110(b)(4)(iii) — chlorine dioxide 0.8 mg/L as ClO2 (= EPA MRDL).
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
ChloriteNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
ChlorobenzeneNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
cis-1,2-dichloroetheneNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
CopperNDof 1 ppm
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality (secondary), 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 1 mg/L
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
CyanideNDof 200 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.2 mg/L
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
DalaponNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP)NDof 6 ppb
Not detectedUS EPA drinking-water MCL, 40 CFR 141.61(c) — 0.006 mg/L. Applied to all foods as the TIGHTEST published DEHP number; the EU food-contact limit is looser (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 as amended by 2023/1442: SML 0.6 mg/kg, plus the 0.6 mg/kg DEHP-equivalent group limit with DBP/BBP/DIBP).
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
DinosebNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
DiquatNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
EndothallNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
EndrinNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
EthylbenzeneNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Ethylene DibromideNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
GlyphosateNDof 160 ppb
Not detectedEWG children's health benchmark 160 ppb (0.01 mg/day in a 60 g serving). EPA tolerance for glyphosate on oats is far higher at 30 ppm (30,000 ppb), 40 CFR 180.364.
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Haloacetic Acids (Haa5)NDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
HeptachlorNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Heptachlor EpoxideNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
HexachlorobenzeneNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
HexachlorocyclopentadieneNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Hexafluoropropylene Oxide Dimer Acid (Hfpo-da)NDof 10 ppt
Not detectedEPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for PFAS (2024) — HFPO-DA (GenX) MCL 10 ng/L.
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
IronNDof 300 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality (secondary/aesthetic), 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.3 mg/L
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
LeadNDof 5 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
LindaneNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
ManganeseNDof 50 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality (secondary/aesthetic), 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.05 mg/L
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
MercuryNDof 2 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
MethoxychlorNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Methyl tert-Butyl EtherNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Methylene ChlorideNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
MolinateNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
n-Ethyl Perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic AcidNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
n-Methyl Perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic AcidNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
NaphthaleneNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
NitriteNDof 1 ppm
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 1 mg/L as N
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
OxamylNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
PentachlorophenolNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
PerchlorateNDof 2 ppb
Not detectedInternational Bottled Water Association bottled-water standard — 0.002 mg/L, per the legend of the Poland Spring 2025 Water Analysis Report (marked with the IBWA symbol, not the California Dept. of Health Services symbol). California's own perchlorate MCL is 0.006 mg/L and is NOT the basis for this figure.
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Perfluorobutanesulfonic AcidNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Perfluorodecanoic AcidNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Perfluorododecanoic AcidNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Perfluoroheptanoic Acid (Pfhpa)NDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Perfluorohexanesulfonic AcidNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Perfluorohexanoic AcidNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Perfluorononanoic AcidNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS)NDof 4 ppt
Not detectedEPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for PFAS (2024) — MCL 4.0 ng/L
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA)NDof 4 ppt
Not detectedEPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for PFAS (2024) — MCL 4.0 ng/L
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Perfluorotetradecanoic AcidNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Perfluorotridecanoic AcidNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Perfluoroundecanoic AcidNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
PhenolsNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
PicloramNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Polychlorinated BiphenylsNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
SeleniumNDof 50 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.05 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
SilverNDof 100 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality (secondary), 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.1 mg/L
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
SimazineNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
StyreneNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
TetrachloroethyleneNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
ThalliumNDof 2 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
ThiobencarbNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
TolueneNDof 1 ppm
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — toluene 1 mg/L (= EPA MCL).
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Total ColiformNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Total TrihalomethanesNDof 80 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b)(4)(iii) — 0.080 mg/L total trihalomethanes (= EPA Stage 1 DBP MCL). CORRECTED 2026-09-24 from 10 ppb: 0.010 mg/L is the BROMATE limit, not TTHM's.
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Total XylenesNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
ToxapheneNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
trans-1,2-dichloroethyleneNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
trans-1,3-dichloropropeneNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
TrichloroethyleneNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
TrichlorofluoromethaneNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
Vinyl ChlorideNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water
ZincNDof 5 ppm
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality (secondary/aesthetic), 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 5 mg/L
Measured in: 100% Mountain Spring Water