Tap Water
Geology Lab M/W 1pm
December 10, 2012
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/spacescience/water-bottle-pollution/
Tap vs. Bottled Water
Bottle water versus tap water, which is better for our health; is a question most people find themselves conflicted on which to choose. We have a fascination with bottled water. Somehow, somewhere, someone decided the tap water was not good enough for us, and along came the obsession that water in a bottle was better for us. Most of us would agree that the argument for drinking bottled water is basically the taste and there are those who believed that bottled water provides a more safe way to consumer the water we need. How can consumers make a safe decision in which water to drink with all the controvesery there is about which is better.
The argument is not about tap versus bottled, but which one is better for us when it comes to our health. Are companies really telling us the truth about what’s in them? There was a test recorded in 1999 by the Natural Resources Defense Council, that there is more than 1,000 bottles of 103 different brands in which they found at least one of a third of the brands contained some bacteria or chemical contaminants( Jemmott M Janet February 2008). Since that allegation, no major modifications have been made, so the risk is still a probability. Companies are alarming consumers about how bad tap water is contaminated, and dirty, and these companies themselves are using tap water in their bottling process. They also tell consumers that they use 80% of recycling water bottles but they are only using 30%.
We as consumers need to make sure which companies really use recycling bottles so they do not end up in landfills. According to the Ban the Bottle website, plastic bottles contain a chemical that causes depression and dizziness called antimony, large doses of this chemical can lead to death. Tannenbaum, Kiri Feb. 13 2012.The Drinking Water Inspectors stated that tap water is as good as
December 10, 2012
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/spacescience/water-bottle-pollution/
Tap vs. Bottled Water
Bottle water versus tap water, which is better for our health; is a question most people find themselves conflicted on which to choose. We have a fascination with bottled water. Somehow, somewhere, someone decided the tap water was not good enough for us, and along came the obsession that water in a bottle was better for us. Most of us would agree that the argument for drinking bottled water is basically the taste and there are those who believed that bottled water provides a more safe way to consumer the water we need. How can consumers make a safe decision in which water to drink with all the controvesery there is about which is better.
The argument is not about tap versus bottled, but which one is better for us when it comes to our health. Are companies really telling us the truth about what’s in them? There was a test recorded in 1999 by the Natural Resources Defense Council, that there is more than 1,000 bottles of 103 different brands in which they found at least one of a third of the brands contained some bacteria or chemical contaminants( Jemmott M Janet February 2008). Since that allegation, no major modifications have been made, so the risk is still a probability. Companies are alarming consumers about how bad tap water is contaminated, and dirty, and these companies themselves are using tap water in their bottling process. They also tell consumers that they use 80% of recycling water bottles but they are only using 30%.
We as consumers need to make sure which companies really use recycling bottles so they do not end up in landfills. According to the Ban the Bottle website, plastic bottles contain a chemical that causes depression and dizziness called antimony, large doses of this chemical can lead to death. Tannenbaum, Kiri Feb. 13 2012.The Drinking Water Inspectors stated that tap water is as good as