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Bottled water may not be safer than tap. But many people think it is. In much of the U.S. — and other wealthy nations — tap water is tightly regulated, frequently tested and “often exceeds ...
While some bottled water is from a spring or filtration system, research shows that nearly 65% of bottled water sold in the U.S. comes from municipal tap water. But Rumpler says there can be ...
Don’t rely on bottled water. Hauling home pallets of bottled water may seem like a safer swap, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (which regulates bottled water) does not screen or have ...
More than 50% of the US population drinks bottled water and 'people spend from 240 to over 10,000 times more per gallon for bottled water than they typically do for tap water.' An annual supply of bottled water for a person who consumes 8 glasses a day would cost approximately $200; the same amount of tap water would cost approximately $0.33.
Furthermore, there are no standards for beverages beyond drinking and bottled water. On 9 June 2006, Health Canada released its study results of benzene levels in beverages. Four products out of 118 had levels above the Canadian guideline of five micrograms per liter for benzene in drinking water (average range 6.0 to 23.0 μg/L).
A new Environmental Working Group study says there are contaminants in drinking water that could increase the risk of cancer.
Death rates from a variety of causes have been found to be higher in people with elevated blood lead levels; these include cancer, stroke, and heart disease, and general death rates from all causes. [25] Lead is considered a possible human carcinogen based on evidence from animal studies. [260]
The WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies alcohol as a “Group 1” carcinogen, meaning there’s sufficient evidence that it can cause cancer in humans. Other ...