KFUPM tests prove Zamzam not harmful

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KFUPM tests prove Zamzam not harmful

King Fahd University for Petroleum and Mineral Resources (KFUPM) has
conducted tests on Zamzam water using the latest laser spectrum
disintegration technology and concluded that it contains no harmful
substances, including arsenic.

The series of tests, which were conducted over the last few months, gauged
part-per-million levels of harmful materials, the smallest unit of
measurement.

"It was an independent study to reach definitive results on different water
samples, including Zamzam water," said Dr. Fada Al-Adel, a physics professor
at KFUPM.

"The main objective was to detect the precise component structure of Zamzam
water." He said the research team, which also included Dr. Muhammad Koundal,
Dr. Khidhr Hayad and Dr. Abdul Qadeer Destagair, used the latest laser
spectrum disintegration methods in their testing, and that the study is in
the final stages of results analysis and is scheduled for publication in
scientific journals.

The study follows statements from some Western news agencies reporting that
tests on Zamzam water found it contained arsenic.

The Saudi Embassy in the United Kingdom said earlier this week in response
to those reports that water from the Zamzam well in Makkah is not
contaminated and is fit for human consumption.