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Enviornmental Impact II

Bottled water is a favorite in America. The negative impacts toward the environment are very harsh and damaging. They drain our fossil fuels in order to produce the plastic needed for production. Companies usually produce billions of plastic bottles each year but their unregulatory use of alternative recourses don’t come into play at all. (Allaboutwater.org). Bottled water in the US alone takes up to 1.5 million barrels a year to produce the plastic and another half a million barrels for all transportation of these products. The demand for bottled water is on the rise since 1990. (Thirst for bottled water unleashes flood of environmental concerns, By Krisy Gashler, The Ithaca (N.Y.) Journal). Recycling these plastics is another issue. “People aren’t recycling as much, and companies demands for recycling are very high”.  Most bottled water is consumed away from home like while driving or at a park where there are no recycling reciprocals. Bottled water is the single most largest area growth plastic above soft drinks, juices, and even alcohol beverages. Recycling needs to be stressed more! (Plastic bottles pile up as mountains of waste,By Miguel Llanos-msnbc).

"The Effects of Bottled Water on the Environment." All About Water - Read, Learn, and Know about Water. Web. 12 Apr. 2011. <http://www.allaboutwater.org/environment.html>.

Gashler, Krisy. "Thirst for Bottled Water Unleashes Flood of Environmental Concerns - USATODAY.com." News, Travel, Weather, Entertainment, Sports, Technology, U.S. & World - USATODAY.com. Web. 12 Apr. 2011. <http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/2008-06-07-bottled-water_N.htm>.

Llanos, Miguel. "Plastic Bottles Pile up as Mountains of Waste - US News - Environment - Msnbc.com." Msnbc.com - Breaking News, Science and Tech News, World News, US News, Local News- Msnbc.com. Web. 12 Apr. 2011. <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5279230/ns/us_news-environment/>.

 Bottled water brands seem to be a major controversy regarding whether there is actually a reason to be paying more or less for name brand or store brand products. The first realistic way to determine the benefits of higher priced bottled water is very simple, EPA had issued a transparency test which consisted of treatment and purity to bottled water company's but in compliance to federal law, many lower end brands refused the test while 50% of the company's tested failed the test, 18% would not say where the water came from in the first place.(environmental working group) According to statistics ratings of 173 bottled water company's ranging from common name brands like Dasani or Poland springs, to no name brands like xtramart natural spring water, the brands had been evaluated according to four major focus points, source, purification, testing, and advanced treatment. Gerber pure life rating the healthiest and presumed, "safest" bottled water had rated almost 100% including a micro filtration inducing revers osmosis. while other no name company's had actually gotten a full 0% rating (Bongiorno) making one wonder, "where does this water really come from?" in conclusion to this article it is safe to say the highest brand name price may be worth the price after all, simply for the fact of knowing what your putting in your body is, and where it comes from.












(Environmental Working Group. "2011 Bottled Water Search Page | Environmental Working Group." EWG Home | Environmental Working Group. Web. 12 Apr. 2011. <http://www.ewg.org/bottled-water-2011-search>.)

(Bongiorno, Lori. "Best and Worst Bottled Water Brands on Shine." Shine: Fashion and Beauty, Healthy Living, Parenting, Sex and Love, Career and Money, Food, and More - Shine on Yahoo! Web. 12 Apr. 2011. <http://shine.yahoo.com/event/green/best-and-worst-bottled-water-brands-2436818>.)

Citation

Kress, Melissa. "Bottled Water Sales Rebound in 2010 - Packaged Beverages - Convenience Store News." Convenience Store News | C Store News | C-Store Chains | Convenience Store Chains. Web. 11 Apr. 2011. <http://www.csnews.com/top-story-bottled_water_sales_rebound_in_2010-57928.html>.

Water Filtration Process

Water is processed through multi-barrier sources, which can include reverse osmosis, ultraviolet light, distillation, ozonation or micron filtration. Osmosis is natural bio-chemical process that affects the movement or diffusion of water molecules through a semi-permeable membrane towards a solution that has high TDS, and it is induced by osmotic pressure. Ultraviolet light is effective in removing high molecular weight proteins, bacteria and viruses. Distillation is where water is purified by evaporation and then condensed. Ozonation is strongest available sanitizer and decomposes back to oxygen without leaving any tresses and makes preferred choice for disinfection. Micron Filtration is effective in removing suspended solids of all types and larger colloids. These generally filter out suspended constituents in feedwater. After a process of filtration, the water is then bottled and sold on approval of the FDA.

Types of bottled water

In the early days of the water industry, mineral water and spring water were the most popular types of bottled water. (“Some Bottled Water History“) According to the FDA, there are six different types of bottled water including spring, purified, sparkling, artesian, well, and mineral. Spring water is the water in which the water comes to surface naturally. Purified water goes through a number of processes, such as distillation. With sparkling water, carbon dioxide is added. Well water comes from a hole that is drilled into an aquifer. Lastly, we have artesian water that comes from an underground layer of rock. Bottled water sales inched up 4.2 percent in 2010 and is expected to grow another three percent in 2011.

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Although people see bottled water as a healthy safe choice, actually the testing and disclosure regulations for tap water are stricter than bottled water. Tap water has many types of testing undergo to test for bacteria and chemical ranges. Tap water is more tested by government and legislature laws to ensure public safety. Tap water discloser however is mandatory by the 1996 amendment of the U.S Federal Drinking Water Act of 1974 (Timmons). This is to ensure the public is informed about the quality of their drinking water and any potential dangers they may face. Almost 60% of bottled water is merely tap water put in attractive bottles (Parag). Bottled water is not tested like tap water to the way both waters are stored and used (Mahajan, et al.). The food and drug administration (FDA) doesn’t require a lot of tests done on bottled water if it meets government regulation. The FDA however sets standards on bottled water testing for chemical, bacterial and radiological containments (Royte). So most bottled water is safe, by government standard. So with testing always occurring and knowledge presented is tap water and bottled water all that different?

Works Cited

Mahajan, Rakesh Kumar, et al. “Analysis of Physical and Chemical Parameters of Bottled Drinking Water.” International Journal of Environmental Health Research 16.2 (2006):89-98. Academic Serach Premier. Web. 24. Mar. 2011.
Parag, Yael, and J. Timmons Roberts ”A Battle Against the Bottles: Building. Claiming and Regaining Tap-Water Trustworthiness.” Society and Natural Resources 22 (2009): 625-36. Academic Serach Premier. Web. 24. Mar.2011
Royte, Elizabeth. Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It. New York: Bloomsbury, 2008. Print.




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