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Published online 8 April 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020402-9

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Mineral water contamination claim

Signs of virus from human faeces found in bottled water.

Mineral water is marketed for its purity. But Swiss scientists are claiming that some brands may be contaminated with human faeces.

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