Bottled Water may not be the Answer

And that assumes that we understand the question.

The bottled water industry is under frequent fire from environmental groups for creating a mountain of plastic bottles which are not biodegradable and literally last forever as toxic waste. Many of us have seen the television commercials which show a plastic water or sports drink bottle with the caption “An hour at <insert your favorite exercise activity here>, a lifetime in the landfill”

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This past Sunday (April 5, 2009) found an article by David Gutierrez discussing recent lab reports that “bottled water across the country contains a wide variety of toxic substances, according to laboratory tests conducted by the Environmental Working Group.”

“Researchers conducted comprehensive tests at the renowned University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory on 10 leading bottled water brands, purchased from retailers in nine states and the District of Columbia (D.C.). A total of 38 toxic pollutants were detected altogether, with each brand containing an average of eight. Chemicals detected included fluoride, byproducts of chlorine-based disinfection, caffeine, pharmaceutical drugs, fertilizer residue, plasticizers, solvents, fuel propellants, arsenic, other minerals and heavy metals, and radioactive isotopes. Four brands also contained bacteria.”

The article in its entirety is available <here>.

My Source: http://www.naturalnews.com/025993.html

<link> to other articles about bottled water in the Natural News database including admissions that both Coke’s Desani and Pepsi’s Aquafina are sourced from tap water.