Bottled Water Vs Tap Water-The Shocking Best Source of Good Water

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In this article we will first look at what the experts have to say about tap water and bottled water. After that, we will see what we can conclude from there and decide where our best source of good, safe water can be found.

In the battle between tap water and bottled water we will first hear from the tap water experts, some of whom don't think tap water is safe to drink.

This is what the water gurus are saying. What's your opinion?

1. According to a USA Today-Special Report, "How Safe Is Your Water?", "Each day, millions of Americans turn on their taps and get water that exceeds the legal limit for dangerous contaminants."

2. The US Council of Environmental Quality weighed in with: "Cancer risk among people drinking chlorinated water is as much as 93% higher than among those whose water does not contain chlorine."

3. "U.S. drinking water contains more than 2,100 toxic chemicals that can cause cancer." Ralph Nader Research Group

4. "Weed killers were found in the tap water of 28 out of 29 cities tested." Environmental Working Group Report, "Weed Killers by the Glass"

5. The Associated Press investigation found a vast array of pharmaceutical drugs in the drinking water of at least 41 million Americans.

What did they find? Here are just a few: medicines for infections, pain, chemotherapy treatment, heart disease, asthma, and high cholesterol, plus antibiotics and sex hormones.

Ok, so tap water is a good disinfectant that might produce three-eyed cockroaches. What about bottled water?

1. One university study, commissioned by the World Wildlife Fund, concluded the difference between some bottled water and tap water is that, "...it is distributed in bottles rather than pipes."

2. An association representative of the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) stated, "Bottled water standards in the US are at least as protective as those for tap water." (I feel so much better!)

3. The EPA sets the standards for tap water and the FDA sets them for bottled water. Since the EPA has the stricter regulations, this statement from Jon Coifman makes sense, "Bottled water is not tested as throughly or as frequently as tap water."

4. The same study in item one added that 1.5 million tons of plastic are used each year to bottle water and "Toxic chemicals can be released into the environment during the manufacture and disposal of bottles," the study reported.

5. Most of the bottled water suppliers that do filter the water they sell, proudly advertise they are selling "pure" water. Often this means chemically "pure" water or, H2O, which has been stripped of its natural minerals. In this state it is an acid with a pH below 7 and it is believed by some to be dangerous over long-term consumption because:

(a) Water normally has a neutral pH and acidic water and it will naturally try to return to that state. If we drink this acidic water, it will neutralize itself by taking calcium from our bones, teeth, or cells. Also,

(b) In an acidic environment cancer seems to thrive and the number of free radicals increase, both lead to increased risk for cancer.

The last time I was at the store the least expensive bottle of water I saw computed out to just under $5 a gallon. Now, that's more than gas costs and the producers didn't need to lease any oil land, explore for oil, get it out of the ground, send it to a refinery, process it, etc.

What a deal (for the bottled water companies)!

It is clear that our tap water is very dangerous and we now know bottled water regulations are even less strict than for tap water, and the IBWA itself confirms that 25% of their bottlers use water right from the tap.

So, the bottom line is..?

1. We can conclude tap water is clearly dangerous to our health and bottled water is "iffy" at best, since it is even less regulated than the tap water.

2. In addition, landfills are facing an environmental nighhtmare from the plastic bottles, bottled water is very costly, and the acidic ones are considered to be harmful.

If bottled water and tap water were our only choices, it's clear WE would be the losers in the war of bottled water vs tap water.

The good news is we don't have to be dependent on either choice. We can ensure ourselves of good, safe water by bottling our own water straight from our filtered taps at home.

About the Author

David Eastham has done exhaustive research on such things as tap water regulations to learn the best way to provide good, clean drinking water. Follow him to see his choices for the best dollar for dollar buys, and the best products overall, in water filtration products.

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