For numerous years, soda was a highly popular beverage being sold in the United States, but recently bottled water has seemed to have taken over the top spot. A strategic consulting and market research firm, shows that the American consumption of water has increased by more than 68 million 8oz servings in less than a year (water, 2015). Bottled water has always been viewed as healthier than tap water. The question stands though; is bottled water somewhat healthier than tap water? Is buying bottled water worth the extra money? Is drinking tap water any worse than bottled water? Is filtering tap water worth the extra money and time rather than just drinking right out of the tap? What are the long term effects of drinking both bottled water and
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Numerous options are available when selecting what type of water to drink. Bottled water is typically popular because you can just pick it up and go. Water bottles are easy to find and are sold at most stores. “An estimated 25 percent or more of bottled water is really just tap water in a bottle—sometimes further treated, sometimes not” (Natural, 2014). Bottled water can also have false advertisement; it was alleged that in one case: “A brand of bottled water, advertised as “pure, glacier water,” was found to be taken from a municipal water supply while another brand, flaunted as “spring water,” was pumped from a water source next to a hazardous waste dumping site. While “purified tap water” is arguably safer and purer than untreated tap water (depending upon the purification methods), a consumer should expect to receive something more than reconstituted tap water for the exceptional prices of bottled water” (Natural, 2014).
As you can see bottled water could easily be like any other water you would drink. Therefore, we should consider where other options of water originate …show more content…
Water can also come from underground sources such as wells, springs, and aquifers. Precipitation is another source of water, resulting from rain and snow, and it can also be made from sea water using desalination technology. Additionally, most water contains naturally occurring dissolved minerals and chemicals, which within set limits are safe to consume (Hogan, 2015). Two types of bottled water, which are produced are spring water and purified water. Spring water is water that flows through a spring and is collected only through that spring before treatment. Purified water is water that has been produced by distillation, deionization, reverse osmosis, or other suitable processes while meeting the definition of purified water in the United States Pharmacopoeia (Hogan, 2015). Tap water is water that comes from large wells, lakes, rivers, or reservoirs. The tap water is then collected and processed through treatment plants before the water is tested for EPA compliance and is then piped to residential homes and industries. It is said that though the water is processed and treated to meet drinking standards only a slight proportion is used for drinking. Christopher Hogan coveys that less than one percent of municipal water, tap water, is used for human consumption, that the rest is used for watering gardens, cleaning, bathing and other uses (Hogan, 2015). Essentially, filtered water is
Numerous options are available when selecting what type of water to drink. Bottled water is typically popular because you can just pick it up and go. Water bottles are easy to find and are sold at most stores. “An estimated 25 percent or more of bottled water is really just tap water in a bottle—sometimes further treated, sometimes not” (Natural, 2014). Bottled water can also have false advertisement; it was alleged that in one case: “A brand of bottled water, advertised as “pure, glacier water,” was found to be taken from a municipal water supply while another brand, flaunted as “spring water,” was pumped from a water source next to a hazardous waste dumping site. While “purified tap water” is arguably safer and purer than untreated tap water (depending upon the purification methods), a consumer should expect to receive something more than reconstituted tap water for the exceptional prices of bottled water” (Natural, 2014).
As you can see bottled water could easily be like any other water you would drink. Therefore, we should consider where other options of water originate …show more content…
Water can also come from underground sources such as wells, springs, and aquifers. Precipitation is another source of water, resulting from rain and snow, and it can also be made from sea water using desalination technology. Additionally, most water contains naturally occurring dissolved minerals and chemicals, which within set limits are safe to consume (Hogan, 2015). Two types of bottled water, which are produced are spring water and purified water. Spring water is water that flows through a spring and is collected only through that spring before treatment. Purified water is water that has been produced by distillation, deionization, reverse osmosis, or other suitable processes while meeting the definition of purified water in the United States Pharmacopoeia (Hogan, 2015). Tap water is water that comes from large wells, lakes, rivers, or reservoirs. The tap water is then collected and processed through treatment plants before the water is tested for EPA compliance and is then piped to residential homes and industries. It is said that though the water is processed and treated to meet drinking standards only a slight proportion is used for drinking. Christopher Hogan coveys that less than one percent of municipal water, tap water, is used for human consumption, that the rest is used for watering gardens, cleaning, bathing and other uses (Hogan, 2015). Essentially, filtered water is