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Originally Posted by M.A+
bottled water is not freely available. it's of a much higher quality than tap water - either through the process of purification or because of it's clean natural source (deep underground spring, etc).
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That's mostly a marketing myth.
Contrary to municipal water sources, which are constantly tested to make sure they're safe to drink, bottled water has no comparative safety protocols.
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article...ICLE/909301005
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Originally Posted by heraldtribune.com
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not require bottled water companies to disclose where the water came from, how it is treated or the contaminants that remain in the water.
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That's not even considering the environmental impact that all those plastic bottles have
http://www.storyofstuff.org/movies-a...bottled-water/