One of the most common steps I see people taking to protect their health is to drink bottled water rather than tap water. They assume that bottled water is safe, pure and clean. But is it?
Environmental Working Group released the results of an examination they conducted with 10 major bottled water brands. The results: 38 low-level contaminants turned up in the water, with each brand containing an average of eight chemicals. Disinfecting products, caffeine, Tylenol, nitrate, industrial chemicals, arsenic and bacteria were detected.
EWG also found out that Wal-Mart's bottled water contained trihalomethanes, which form when naturally occurring materials in water combine with chlorine. This particular chemical has been associated with instances of cancer and miscarriage.
According to EWG "lab analyses showed that the Wal-Mart water and a brand sold on the East Coast (but not in California) by the Giant supermarket chain were "chemically indistinguishable from tap water. The only striking difference: the price tag."
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