Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Facts on Water

In Canada local water supplies are inspected every day. 
Bottled water plants are inspected at three-year intervals!!

High-income households are more likely to drink bottled water than low-income.

The Canadian Dental Association discovers a correlation between an increase in cavity decay and a consumption of bottled water over tap water. ( Bottled water does not have fluoride in it)

Types of bottled water:
Mineral & Spring Water 
- not a public water supply
- comes from underground
- can't be altered with chemicals
- has a higher amount of dissolved mineral salts
Bottled Water
- can be from any source of water
- distilled, carbonated ect.
- Dasini and Aquafina are simply filtered municipal tap water
Artisian Water/Artesian Well Water
- bottled from a well that taps a confined aquifer. ( water with an underground layer of rock & sand)
Sparking Water
- carbonated water
Glacial Water
- sourced from a glacier
Natural Water
- water from a spring, mineral, artesian or well
- obtained by approved underground source
- not from a municipal or public water supply
- water is untreated other than by filtration
Purified Water
- distillation, de-ionization or reverse osmosis
- contains no more than 10mg/L of total dissolved solids

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