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Bottled water cost comparison
Multi-Pure Drinking Water Systems $.07 per gal.
Pitcher/Carafe $.20 per gal.
Vending Machine Water $.25 per gal.
Home Delivered Bottled Water $1.74 per gal.
Domestic Purified Bottled Water $2.23 per gal.
Imported Bottled Water $3.84 per gal.
Costs are averaged, based on several different brands.
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What's Wrong With
Bottled Water?
Many Americans have become concerned about the quality of their tap water and have turned to bottled water as a solution. Studies have shown, however, that
bottled water is not necessarily cleaner or safer than tap water, and that bottled water actually has
fewer standards regulating it.
The March/April 2001 issue of "E Magazine" states, "Microbes, pesticides, and solvents have been detected throughout groundwater supplies, and have subsequently found their way into bottles, regardless of disinfection.
"A third of the 103 bottled water brands tested in a four-year scientific study by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) contained such contaminants in at least some samples, at levels that exceed state or industry standards.
"Chemicals typically used to disinfect water may react unpredictably with substances, adding their own potentially dangerous element as well.”
The World Wide Fund for Nature commissioned a 26 page study called “Bottled Water: Understanding a social phenomenon,” in which it reveals:
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Bottled water, although up to 1,000 times the price of tap water, may be no safer, or healthier than tap water. |
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More standards regulate tap water in Europe and the US than bottled water.
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Every year 1.5 million tons of plastic are used to bottle water and toxic chemicals can be released during the manufacture and disposal of the bottles. |
Solid Carbon Block Drinking Water Systems are the perfect solution for people who purchase bottled water:
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Solid
Carbon Block Drinking Water Systems make fresh, clean water convenient and readily available at your kitchen counter. |
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You can fill your own bottles with
pure filtered water for pennies and take them with you wherever you go. |
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And, because you can fill and refill bottles, the amount of bottles disposed of will be greatly reduced.
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No heavy bottles to lift or storage space needed. |
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Because
filtered water is so inexpensive, you can afford to use it for
ice, and for cooking water for pasta and vegetables. |
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