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Water Whispers

Welcome to the "Water Whispers" Blog.
The intention of this blog is to spread information about water and make readers participate with whatever they know about the displayed topic. I’m aware of the multiple blogs and websites covering the water issues. I’m also alert for the fact that many people out there don’t have the slightest idea of the alarming situation the water outdraws this precise moment around the entire world. For that, main reason information should be spread as much as possible everywhere.

Saturday, December 12, 2009

The Dangerous of Bottled Water

  Do you usually buy bottled water to drink from instead of drinking the tap water from your faucet? I’m sure the reason for buying bottled water is that you think bottled water is extra clean and purify which comes straight from a spring. So many times, we hear that water faucet it’s not drinkable. The reasons are countless from broken water pipes to some bacteria that got into the water. This kind of alerts makes us buy bottled water thinking that we will be all right by doing so. Surprise of all the surprises many of these bottles of water come straight from tap water. According to David Zinczenko, with Matt Goulding, an editor-in-chief of Men’s Health, usually tap water is subject to take products to purify it so it can be drinkable besides it has to pass strict state, federal and local guidelines; on the other hand, bottled water is not subjected to the same strict national and local standards. (1) A 4-year study on bottled water has been made by a marketing class from Cornell University. What they found is something to be alarmed of. About 22% of bottled water brands were having more then water inside. Chemical contaminants above the normal were inside the water. (1) Now a question is raise where do these chemical contaminants come from. Is it already in the water while is bottled or is it from the plastic container that holds the water?   For more information check here: (1) http://health.yahoo.com/experts/eatthis/34361/the-truth-about-bottled-water/

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