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Friday 14 March 2008
Bottled Water - V - Filtered Water
Research commissioned by a Swiss-based conservation group indicates that bottled water is often no healthier or safer to drink than tap water.
The World Wide Fund for Nature argues strongly that bottled water is not only environmentally unfriendly but also a waste of money.
The research by the University of Geneva shows that bottled water sells for up to 1,000 times the price of tap water, but that the quality is often no better.
In 50% of cases the only difference is that bottled water has added minerals and salts, which do not actually mean the water is healthier.
Furthermore, some bottled waters are exactly the same standard as tap water, without being as energy efficient.
Uphill battle
Tap water comes from underground pipes, while the manufacture, distribution and disposal of bottled water requires much more energy and fuel.
While the WWF does acknowledge that bottled water is generally safer in areas where tap water is contaminated, it says boiling or filtering local water is a cheaper and more sustainable alternative.
The long-term solution, it argues, is to clean up municipal water supplies.
But in the meantime, the conservationists are fighting an uphill battle.
The bottled water market is booming. It is the fastest growing drinks industry in the world and shows no signs of drying up.
In a supermarket survey, the Food Commission has found bottled water that has travelled more than 10,000 miles (16,000km) to reach UK consumers.
Other reports indicate that bottled water can be responsible for up to 12% of food poisining cases due to bacteria growing in old water without protection, many sitting under strip lighting or sunlight.
Well you can do your bit for all this as well as drinking good wholesome water.
We complain about the taste regularly and especially those avid tea drinkers and I have found the chlorine is usually the reason for this. Chlorine is delivered to our taps in drinking water to the maximum of 0.5ppm (mg/l) to protect it from bacteria. Take it out and it becomes dangerous. I have always advocated filtration at point of use and the following link are the best I have experienced. Stop humping bottles of water from the shop and drink in luxury from your tap at home and save loads in the process. Happy drinking.
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