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Bottled vs. Tap Water

NOWADAYS YOU CAN BUY WATER FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.  IT SOUNDS EXOTIC, BUT IS IT REALLY ANY HEALTHIER?  BOTTLED WATER TAKES ON TAP ON TODAY’S ENVIRONMINUTE.

ERIC GOLDSTEIN, SENIOR ATTORNEY AT THE NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, SAYS CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT ASSUME THAT BOTTLED WATER IS ANY HEALTHIER THAN TAP.

GOLDSTEIN:   PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES AND YOUR TAP WATER ARE REGULATED BY THE U-S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WHICH SETS STANDARDS FOR MANY POLLUTANTS.  BOTTLED WATER, IN CONTRAST, IS REGULATED BY THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND THE SAFEGUARDS THAT FDA HAS ARE NOT QUITE AS COMPREHENSIVE FOR BOTTLED WATER AS ARE THE STANDARDS FOR U-S TAP WATER.

SO ALTHOUGH YOU MAY WANT TO GRAB A BOTTLE FOR THE SAKE OF CONVENIENCE NOW AND THEN, YOU COULD SAFELY SAVE MONEY -AND REDUCE UNNECESSARY SHIPPING AND PACKAGING - BY FILTERING THE WATER YOU GET AT HOME.

To learn more, visit the NRDC site or the EPA site.

To read more about this and other environmental health issues, go to: www.environmentalhealthnews.org, www.ourstolenfuture.org, or www.healthandenvironment.org