To　evaluate　the　contamination　of　phthalic　acid　esters　(PAEs)　in　plastic　containers,　different　materials　of　plastic　water　containers　were　selected　as　research　object.　Concentrations　of　PAEs　in　drinking　water　migrating　from　plastic　containers　were　determined　by　solid-phase　extraction-high　performance　liquid　chromatography　(SPE-HPLC)　and　analyzed　statically　by　adopting　nonparametric　tests.　Only　one　sample　was　not　found　PAEs,　and　73.1%　of　the　samples　contained　more　than　two　kinds　of　PAEs,　in　which　diethyl　phthalate　was　most　extensive.　The　differences　between　material　of　plastic　water　containers　and　total　concentrations　of　PAEs　in　drinking　water　were　not　statistically　significant.　However,　container　material　had　relation　with　the　levels　of　dibutyl　phthalate　and　butyl　benzyl　phthalate　in　drinking　water.　The　differences　between　plastic　containers　color　and　total　concentrations　of　PAEs　in　drinking　water　were　not　statistically　significant.　The　levels　of　PAEs　intake　from　drinking　water　in　plastic　containers　were　higher　than　that　in　glass　containers.　However,　their　proportions　to　RfD　estimated　by　USEPA　were　less　than　1　percent.　Consequently,　drinking　water　with　qualified　plastic　containers　is　safe.　It　is　not　the　main　source　of　PAEs　in　body.