1 percentage points from the same quarter last year, which is a result of the lower sales of higher margin Biochemicals, increases in raw material costs in excess of recently introduced price increases, and lower margins on the aziridine products.
10. Bottled water has a better safety record than tap water. If you doubt this, Google âpublic water contaminationâ and âbottled water recalls,â and compare the hits. Public water problems outscore BW problems by orders of magnitude, and have caused more than a few fatalities. This is not an abstract issue for me.
(Other bottles will say things like âpurifiedâ and âdistilled.â) Like tap water, bottled water is generally safe to drink, although perceptions of it as âsaferâ than tap water are unfounded. âThe difference really is in taste and what you want in the water. A lot of the bottled water in the U.S. comes from the old European model, which adds minerals to the water like sodium or calcium,â Karrh says. âIf youâre trying to watch your sodium intake and donât want that âheavyâ taste, you might not want those.â.