2006-07-23 05:06:20 · 6 answers · asked by T-3 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
If its a perfectly sealed bottle containing sterile water, decades, perhaps
thousands of years.
To "go bad", bacteria would have to get into it which would require the
container to somehow degrade.
However, the water standardly shipped by companies such as Poland
Springs, Evian, etc, is not in a perfectly sealed container and isn't sterile
(though close).
Close doesn't count.
Sun light will accelerate the growth of some bacteria and retard the
growth of others. It really would depend on what had gotten into it.
As long as it remains close-to-perfectly sealed, nothing will happen
fast in it. I'm guessing it would be safe for longer than a year, but I'm
guessing that most of the elements that make bottled water taste so
good would have settled, etc.
It should be safe, but not good.
2006-07-23 05:14:37 · answer #1 · answered by Elana 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
About an afternoon. Or long enough for the bacteria to grow. I doubt it would get hot enough to kill all the bacteria (boiling) It goes bad because the bottle and the water itself are not sterilized.
2006-07-23 05:11:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on whether the bottle has been opened or not. If it has been opened, it has been exposed to bacteria and it depends on the type of bacteria that enter the bottle. Some of them are fragile and wouldnt survive, others can live in extreme heat.
2006-07-23 05:10:55 · answer #3 · answered by tmills883 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends if it has impurities or bacteria in the bottle. Sitting in the sun could actual be beneficial as the heat could kill bacteria.
2006-07-23 05:09:04 · answer #4 · answered by sahel578 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A few hours.
The plastic starts to break down and add its poisons to the water
2006-07-23 05:10:18 · answer #5 · answered by Chief BaggageSmasher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
goes bad from 2 much algi maybe
2006-07-23 05:09:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋