Are Bottled Water Companies Giving Us a Soaking?
Many bottled water companies are offering you nothing less than tap water in an expensive, bottled form. Environmental Working Group conducted a detailed analysis that surprises many Americans who are just interested in doing something good for their health by drinking a better source of water. from the environmental working group (ewg)… Bottled water contains disinfection byproducts, fertilizer residue, and pain medication Authors: Olga Naidenko, PhD, Senior Scientist; Nneka Leiba, MPH, Researcher; Renee Sharp, MS, Senior Scientist; Jane Houlihan, MSCE, Vice President for Research The bottled water industry promotes an image of purity, but comprehensive testing by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) reveals a surprising array of chemical contaminants in every bottled water brand analyzed, including toxic byproducts of chlorination in Walmart’s Sam’s Choice and Giant Supermarket’s Acadia brands, at levels no different than routinely found in tap water. Several Sam’s Choice samples pu
