Americans are drinking more bottled water than ever even though research has shown that it really isn't any better for us and is a waste of money. Here are some interesting facts about bottled water.
• More than 25 percent of bottled water does not come from a clear spring, but from municipal supplies like your cities water plant. In essence, what you are drinking is just purified tap water.
• The Food and Drug Administration regulates bottled water, while the Environmental Protection Agency regulates tap water. But, did you know that the FDA does not regulate water packaged and sold in the same state. Also the FDA’s testing is less rigorous than those applied to city water by the EPA.
• Plastic bottles used to package bottled water can be toxic. You must check to make sure the plastic is bisphenol A free. Here is a great site with information about BPA http://www.bisphenol-a.org/about/faq.html
• Many plastic water bottles are discarded in landfills, causing many environmental concerns. For instance it can take 1,000 years for plastic water bottles to biodegrade and they also can leak toxins into the ground water. In addition to the energy and fossil fuels used by the bottled water industry to produce and transport theses bottles, which puts a significant strain on our environment.
Check out this great informational graphic about bottled water: www.onlineeducation.net/bottled_water
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