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During the past two decades is that people are turning increasingly to bottled water because they consider it safe, I think it’s refreshing, calorie-free and comfortable to carry around, tastier than some tap water and healthy than soft drinks. But more and more people wonder about the water, and the package comes in, is safe, or at least safer than tap water – but the comfort is worth the environmental impact.

Why is the demand for bottled water is increasing;

Most people have bottled water, because

Tap water can be contaminated by a number of chemical, microbial and physical hazards that may pose health risks if they occur in high concentrations. Examples of chemical hazards include lead, arsenic and benzene. Microbiological hazards, include bacteria, viruses and parasites that Vibrio cholerae, hepatitis A and Crytosporidium parvum, respectively. Natural hazards include glass chips and fragments of metal. Because of the large number of potential threats to drinking water, development of standards for drinking water requires significant resources and expertise, which many countries can afford.

Some useful information

Improving the safety of bottled water

Bottled water and environmental

The negative impact of bottled water for health

Bottled water and the heath

In European countries, many consumers believe that natural mineral waters have medicinal properties or provide other health benefits. These waters are generally high in minerals and in some cases substantially higher than the concentrations normally accepted in drinking water. These waters have a long history of use and often accepted because they are considered foods rather than drinking alone. Although certain mineral waters may be useful to provide important micronutrients, such as calcium, the World Health Organization (WHO) is unaware of any convincing evidence to support the positive effects of consumption of mineral water.

It should be noted that the CAC did not even offer certification of any bottled or mineral water.