Bottled Drinking Water – Sources and Contents

People in the United States spent an estimated $11 billion in 2006 on more than eight billion gallons of bottled drinking water. Dividing that figure by the U.S. population, you will find that the average person consumed almost 28 gallons of bottled drinking water. We drank more bottled drinking water than milk, coffee, or beer. [...]

Bottled Drinking Water – Why Buy It?

Bottled drinking water has become popular in many countries. Business meetings that once offered water pitchers at intervals along tables now offer bottled drinking water at each place. Runners who used to stop at park water fountains carry bottled drinking water. Secretaries keep bottled drinking water at their desks, and some even carry bottled drinking [...]

Sparkling Water? Try a Purifier!

Sparkling, health-giving drinking water isn’t as common as it once was. Tap water, and even bottled water, may contain chlorine, lead, arsenic, and other unwanted chemicals. Distilled water tastes flat, and many water filters don’t adequately remove pathogenic bacteria. What Types of Bacteria Can Grow in Drinking Water? Tap water may contain: * Cryptosporidium * [...]

Cool, Safe Drinking Fountain Water on a Hot Day

Cooler drinking fountain water would be nice, wouldn’t it? Cleaner drinking fountain water might be even nicer. The water quality of glaciers sounds best! How would you test your park’s drinking fountain water, though? There are water quality chemical testing kits for the home, but could you use one at the park? Safe Drinking Fountain [...]

Drinking Water for Your Baby

Your little one is crying, pulling his knees toward his little stomach in pain. When you pick him up, he continues crying. He can’t possibly be hungry. You just nursed him 10 minutes ago. “He has the colic,” your mother-in-law says. “Give him a little warm water with sugar in it.” Your own mother disagrees. [...]

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