Home     Water Research     Hydrologic Cycle     Water Minerals?     Fluoridation     Water Chemicals     Myths vs. Fact     Water FAQ		Get the Facts for Your Life There are over 157 contaminants in tap water We urge you to visit ONTARIO REGULATION 169/03 http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/DBLaws/Regs/English/030169_e.htm Natural Resources Defense Council From a Four Year Study of Bottled Water No one should assume that just because he or she purchases water in a bottle that it is necessarily any better regulated, purer, or safer than most tap water. NRDC has completed a four-year study of the bottled water industry, including its bacterial and chemical contamination problems. Some of this marketing is misleading, implying the water come from pristine sources when it does not. For example, one brand of "spring water" whose label pictured a lake and mountains, actually came from a well in an industrial facility's parking lot, near a hazardous waste dump, and periodically was contaminated with industrial chemicals at levels above FDA standards. City water systems must issue annual "right-to-know" reports telling consumers what is in their water; as detailed in this report, bottlers successfully killed such a requirement for bottled water. The underfunded and haphazard patchwork of regulatory programs has found numerous cases where bottled water has been contaminated at levels above state or federal standards. In some cases bottled water has been recalled. About one fifth of the waters contained synthetic organic chemicals -- such as industrial chemicals (e.g., toluene or xylene) or chemicals used in manufacturing plastic (e.g., phthalate, adipate, or styrene) Therefore, while much tap water is indeed risky, having compared available data we conclude that there is no assurance that bottled water is any safer than tap water. For Your Health Visit: http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/bw/exesum.asp
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