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Is Bottled Water Really Necessary?

Did you know Americans consumed moreas disease-causing germs, making it
than 7.5 billion gallons of bottledunsafe to drink. In these instances,
water in 2005? That's more than 26your water supplier is required to
gallons per person.notify you by mail, radio, television,
Why have so many thirsty people turnedor hand-delivery that your water does
off the tap and chosen to drink bottlednot meet safety standards. The notice
water?you receive will describe precautions
Some prefer the taste, but others giveyou need to take (e.g., boiling your
up the convenience of tap water becausewater).
they are convinced bottle water is saferDrinking water may also become
(healthier) to drink. Is this true?contaminated with toxic metals,
For healthy people, both bottled waterincluding arsenic, barium, chromium,
and tap water are considered safe tolead, mercury and silver. These metals
drink if they meet the standards of themay enter the water supply from natural
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)sources, industrial processes, and
and Environmental Protection Agencymaterials used in plumbing systems.
(EPA). The FDA sets food safety,Since exposure to toxic metals can have
labeling, and inspection standards forserious health consequences, most water
bottled water, and the EPA setssystems are tested regularly to make
standards and conducts frequent testingsure the levels of these substances are
for municipal drinking water. However,within safe standards.
the sources and treatments of drinkingIf you have concern about contaminants
water can vary considerably.in your home's drinking water, have your
Is There Evidence for the Health Claim?water tested. For more information about
The taste and quality of drinking watertesting your water, contact the
depend on where it comes from and how itEnvironmental Protection Agency's Safe
is chemically treated. Most tap waterDrinking Water Hotline at
comes from surface sources, such as1-800-426-4791.
rivers, lakes and reservoirs. MostIs There Evidence Against the Health
bottled water comes from ground sources,Claim for Bottled Water?
such as underground aquifers.Although bottled water is considerably
The day-to-day variation of the tastemore expensive than tap water, it is not
and quality is usually less for groundguaranteed safer. In fact, both bottled
water than with surface water sources.and tap water - may contain small
Water from deep underground is lessamounts of contaminants. Furthermore,
vulnerable to contamination than surfacethe purity of bottled water is not
water. Despite this, ground water canregulated by the government as is the
contain high levels of contaminants orcase for tap water.
be contaminated during the bottling andThe National Resources Defense Council
or treatment processes.published a study in 1999 in which more
Do you know where your water comes from?than 1,000 bottles of 103 brands of
If your tap water's source is a publicbottled water were tested. The
water system, you can check your annualresearchers found that while most of the
water quality report or contact yourbottled water tested was of high
water supplier to find its source. Youquality, about one-third of the water
can read the label of the bottled watercontained levels of contamination that
to find out where it comes from.exceeded state or industry standards or
Artesian water, ground water, springguidelines.
water, and well water come fromConclusion:
underground aquifers.You can obtain a copy of your local
Distilled water is steam from boiledwater supplier's annual water report to
water that is re-condensed and thenfind out the source and quality of your
bottled.public water supply. If your water comes
Mineral water is ground water thatfrom a private well, make sure that the
naturally contains dissolved solventswater is tested annually for nitrate and
such as minerals, salts, and gases. Or,coli form bacteria, and more frequently
it is prepared synthetically.for other contaminants if you suspect a
Purified or sterilized water mayproblem. You can also contact bottled
originate from any source, but iswater manufacturers and request the
supposed to be treated according to theresults from their latest testing and
US Pharmacopeia (USP) standards forfind out how the water is treated to
purification and sterilization,remove contaminants.
respectively. US Pharmacopeia setsAfter you are satisfied your water
official standards for all prescriptionsupply is of acceptable quality,
and over-the-counter medicines, dietaryconsider its taste and expense. If
supplements and other healthcarebottled water tastes better to you and
products manufactured and sold in thefits your budget, buy it. But if you are
United States.looking to save money, most publicly
If you are still unsure of where yoursupplied tap water in the U.S. is safe
bottled water comes from or how it isto drink and tastes just fine. Another
treated after reading the label, callpopular alternative is to install a high
the manufacturer for more detailedquality water purifier to remove
information.possible contaminates and improve the
In certain circumstances, tap water maytaste of your local water supplier's
become contaminated by substances suchproduct.



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