tunately, Nestle’s Pure Life and Coca-Cola’s Dasani, the world’s largest corporate water brands, are also guilty of fooling the public and making billions off of the fact that people are naive and gullible. They have marked up the price of a gallon of tap water 2,000 times and have gotten away with it. “Bottled water manufacturers are not required to disclose as much information as municipal water utilities because of gaps in federal oversight authority, according to reports released yesterday by government auditors." - Sarah Goodman (New York Times Newspaper). Something very important to remember, if the bottle says something along the lines of "from a municipal (public) source" or "from a community water system," that means it's coming right from the tap.
Plastic Bottle vs. Glass Bottle
The truth is that many people drink plastic bottled water and even worse, they sometimes reuse them. Plastic water bottles are barely safe for one-time use but to reuse them can be disastrous. Phthalates, which is a chemical that can disrupt testosterone and other hormones can make its' way into your water bottle through the plastic bottle itself, the cap or liner. Yes, there are regulatory standards that limit the presence of this chemical in tap water, but there is nothing in place to limit the amount of phthalates in bottled water. If you have to drink water from plastic bottles, you should NEVER leave it unattended in a vehicle because weather can speed up the process of developing residue. This residue can and will end up throughout the water inside and even worse, inside your body after consuming. These chemicals digested into the human body has been said to cause issues in expectant mothers, young children, male reproductive organs and rumored to have cancer-causing agents. In other words, plastic is toxic! It's true that glass water bottles may be more susceptible to breaking or shattering but there are easy workarounds to avoid that from happening. Some water bottle companies are starting to make their glass bottles with sleeves for a better grip and/or clumsy people. The advancement in technology also is changing the way the glass bottle is made by making it shatter-proof. If that doesn't push you more toward choosing glass, just know that glass bottles are permeable to air, doesn’t impact the flavor of its contents, and has the longest history of safe human usage. The manufacturing process is also environmentally friendly when you compare the fact that there are 80% of plastic bottles made ending up in a landfills globally.
Sources Of Water
There are multiple sources of water available to us besides tap water. According to EPA standards, tap water is okay to drink even though it only goes through a basic filtration process. This basic filtration process includes adding chemicals to supposedly rid the water of more harmful chemicals. Chlorine is also added to kill off bacteria in the water so it's no surprise that people seek alternative types of water to consume. It's also common for people to want to utilize other water sources (besides tap) for things such as farming. Below is a list of common alternatives and the reasoning why there are great choices opposed to regular water from the tap. It may also help you to understand as to why having real pure water can sometimes cause a dent in your wallet. The process involved in producing real pure water is not easy nor cheap.
Deep Sea Water and Iceberg Water
Some many thousands of years ago, icebergs in Greenland melted causing a water makeup that was different in composition compared to the surrounding sea water. Because of these differences, the iceberg water sank deep into the ocean floor some 3,000+ miles and now circles the Earth every several thousand years. This iceberg water is desalinated and is in high demand by corporations to sell to the public. The Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA) gives access to this desalinated water through a massive pipeline that is drilled down below the sea. As this process became more known, the market for iceberg water (o