How Bottled Water isn't Safe?How Bottled Water isn't Safe?
It is estimated that between 10 and 78 per cent of bottled water samples contain contaminants, including microplastics and various other substances including phthalates (chemicals used to make plastics more durable).
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Microplastic contamination is associated with oxidative stress, immune system dysregulation, and changes in fat levels.
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This is according to a commentary published in the journal BMJ Global Health. According to researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine in Qatar, bottled water in the US is often not subject to the same rigorous quality and safety checks as tap water, meaning it can carry more harmful chemicals leaching in from the plastic bottles
The researchers point out their advice is targeted at people in countries with clean, drinkable tap water. The World Health Organisation notes that about 73 per cent of the world's population have access to drinking water that is both nearby and free from contamination.
I only ever drink tap water.
The problem with bottled water is you have to buy a bottle every time. I own enough bottles and don't need more of them.
I'm of the view that drinking water shouldn't be sold at all. It's immoral, unethical and against humanity.
I'll stick to a free market approach here.
I don't want to tell a thirsty person they're not allowed to buy water and should die instead.
Neither do I believe there should be an entity with a mandate to give free water to anyone who asks for it, no matter the actual cost - which can sometimes be high, e.g. in the middle of the Sahara desert.
I agree but only for the human labour that's involved in bringing water to remote places. I still don't want that water should be sold.
My point is that it should be clearly mentioned as a message on water carrying things that "water is free" but you pay for human labour and logistics
The problem is we don't know how to value human labour. If I'm a truck driver delivering water to a remote location, how much should I be paid per hour?
Value is subjective and only the buyer can decide how much I should be paid. If they decide the truck driver's labour is only worth $10 per hour, there may be no truck driver willing to deliver it.
I don't agree. It's subjective but it's paid. Also, it's not always that the buyer decides the price of labour. Most of the times, it's the seller who decides. But generally it's decided by reaching an agreement.
👏👏👏 bottled water is one of the biggest scams of the 1990s and 2000s. No water is pure. All water has some impurities. Glad to see this post highlighting the risks that come with bottled water.
It’s okay in spots but I never used bottled water to replace my main source for drinking water.
I agree.
But then I think about drinking water from a stream that runs so clos to my village home in the Himalyas. It tastes so good that I can never say that has any form of impurity.
But, you're right now water is 100% pure. It's just we need to understand plastic is more harmful than impure water most of the times.
I agree!
When analyzing really small concentrations like parts per billion (ppb)or parts per trillion (ppt) the bottle water culture thinks you are doing your self a favor by drinking “pure” water from a plastic bottle and avoiding 0.05 ppb of arsenic that occurs naturally in your source.
Meanwhile the plastic bottle you are drinking from is full of harmful chemicals that leech into your water especially as temperatures rise.
They do put chemicals in tap water.
I know l had to boil it when l was in taiwan.
So, you mean by only boiling you can avoid chemicals. Interesting.
You need to pick up your science books again, 😉
We all do. Some chemicals have high vapor pressure and can be boiled off faster than the water!
I see.
Now you see and read it.
This is wrong.
Chlorine evaporates when you boil water.
It even evaporates when you just let water sit, but takes longer.
The plastic needs to be a thing of the past
Right.
However, I don't blame plastic. It's actually people who think the costlier the thing the safer, which is absolutely bullshit.
Good Article about bootle propaganda water.
Bless water before drinking it. 🪄
What do you mean?
New research says...........
I have always been suspicious of the origin of mineral water bottles.
My family drinks tap water, but it is boiled first. I'm thinking about getting a filter though. The taste isn't that great so it probably has some metal or something in it.
You probably should verify for water bodies. The smell don't often come from metals. It might be for bacteria.