The nrdc recently completed a four year study of bottled water which included testing more than 1000 bottles of 103 brands of bottled water.
Nrdc bottled water.
119 filters 96 water bottles 20 pitcher 1 10 water from the tap 236 10.
The natural resources defense council s report bottled water.
Nrdc s march 1999 petition to the fda and attached report are the results of our four year study of the bottled water industry including its bacterial and chemical contamination problems.
Pure drink or pure hype.
This is a huge multibillion dollar industry selling a product that is viewed by many consumers as safer than tap water says erik olson senior director of health and food at the natural resources defense council nrdc which published a four year bottled water study in 1999.
Many people will never actually read the report but the media campaign launched by the nrdc to promote the authors conclusions will have far reaching effects.
Is some 75 pages of text along with another 75 pages of appendixes.
Nrdc sues to protect kids from perchlorate in tap water the toxic chemical is a component of rocket fuel munitions and fireworks and has already been found in drinking water in 26 states.
He says that meaningful oversight of this extremely.
That means a family of four can potentially save 3 114 67 236 10 2 878 57 each year by switching from bottled water to a water filter.
Bottled water may be a useful short term source of drinking water in emergencies but it shouldn t be a permanent solution because it is not necessarily cleaner or safer than tap water.
Much more information can be found in nrdc s report.
In 1999 after a four year review of the bottled water industry and its safety standards nrdc concluded that there is no assurance that bottled water is cleaner or safer than tap.
The nrdc found that at least one sample of about one third of the tested water contained significant contamination where significant contamination means that it violated standards or guidelines.
Unfortunately the biggest effect may well be that of.