There should be nothing leaching out, but it could be unnecessary
plasticizers, mold release compound, detergent used to clean it, outgassing
from the foam in the top among other things.

Marshall

James Holmes wrote:

> My son can taste the difference between distilled water that has been in
> HDPE and that that has only been in glass.
>
> What is he tasting?
>
> TIA
>
> JOH
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marshall Dudley [mailto:mdud...@king-cart.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 9:10 AM
> To: silver-list@eskimo.com
> Subject: Re: CS>leaching plastics
>
> Gallon Milk jugs should not leach, they are made from high density
> polyethylene, which requires no plasticizers at all.
>
> Marshall
>
> DByron wrote:
>
> > The gallon plastic jugs that most distilled water is sold in looks
> > very much like the standard milk jugs that leach.  I wonder if we
> > should be storing purchased distilled water in something else as well.
> >
> > Deborah
> >
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