Water

Bottled water contains more bacteria than tap water

Just reading the caption of this article was a shock to me. This article is informing it's reader that 70% of bottled water has more bacteria than tap water. I know that it is not possible for bottled water to be completely rid of bacteria but isn't the whole point of us buying bottled water so that we have cleaner and healthier water for our bodies. A microbiologist from Ccrest Laboratories said that the levels of bacteria in the bottled water were “surprisingly high.” For a microbiologist to say this is not a good thing at all. Dr. Azam, from Ccrest, said that, “bacteria in bottled water is unlikely to cause disease… but high levels of bacteria in bottled water could pose a risk for vulnerable population such as pregnant women, infants, immunocompromised patients and the elderly.” This is a very scary thing because these are the people that would be affected most and could become the sickest and they have no idea no one does. More people need to know about this topic because they could be in danger. 

I really enjoyed this article because it really is something to think about. Why buy water that is $4 just because it have a famous label on it when we could have almost free water from our homes. People always get grossed out with tap water because they think it's "dirty" but if they knew about this article I bet they would think completely different. I would like to know what bottled waters they tested. I would like to know which bottled waters make up the safe 30%. I am also curious to know what kind of bacteria is in a refrigerator water dispenser. Next time someone ask if I would like water I will ask for it to be from the tap. 

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/7763038/Bottled-water-contains-more-bacteria-than-tap-water.html