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Tap Water vs. Bottled Water: What's the Difference?
Author(s) -
Kline Pat
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.2008.tb01980.x
Subject(s) - bottled water , tap water , taste , water quality , bottle , water bottle , environmental science , business , pulp and paper industry , environmental engineering , food science , chemistry , engineering , mechanical engineering , ecology , biology
This month's question addresses the difference between tap water and bottled water. The answer first addresses the problem with customers' concerns over taste and odor from tap water, and successful marketing campaigns claiming that bottled water is pure and safe. The article provides a cost comparison of bottled water vs. tap water, points out the environmental and cost impacts of the glass or plastic containers used to bottle water, and discusses the quality of bottled water vs. tap water.