According to The AmericanWater Systems, this is What You Should Know About Bottled Water:
Naturally pure water is only a myth! Water is often called "The Universal Solvent" because the molecules of water are sufficiently active to break down organic materials and inorganic substances. That means, nearly anything if submerged in water long enough will eventually dissolve. This process of absorbing impurities is a never ending one.
Truly pure water is a manmade product! As much as 40% of bottled water comes from a municipal tap. Bottled water is purified by distillation, which de-mineralizes the water, causing water to become aggressive. Testing and purity standards for bottled water, covered by the FDA, are less stringent than the EPA regulations which apply to municipal water. FDA regulations allow bottlers to call their product "spring water," even though it may be pumped from a well supplied by aquifers.
High bacteria counts from bottled water coolers are due to organisms from each new bottle of water adhering to the reservoir in which the bottle sits - bacteria are then introduced into the cooler's reservoir. Plastic for water bottles (whether PETE or HDPE) leach BPA chemicals into the water that raise health concerns, such as hormone-responsive cancers.
The FDA states "companies that market bottled water as being safer than tap water are defrauding the American public."
Does this change your views on both bottled and tap water?
Sunday, August 2, 2009
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It definitely changed my views on both. I just knew that because water was in a nice bottle with a pretty label it was safer. Ihad no idea that drinking it could possibly cause some health concerns like cancer! After working on this project I chose to STOP buying bottled water and it saved me a lot of money. I'm about to invest in a filter because of this project.
ReplyDeleteI am such a anti-bottled water person now. Sine I found out the TRUTH about bottled water I make sure that let atleast one person a day know that they can save the environment by dring tap water wich may actually be better for them than bottled water.
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