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Bottled water has contaminants too, study finds (AP) | Yahoo! Green
Source: green.yahoo.com

The study's lab tests on 10 brands of bottled water detected 38 chemicals including bacteria, caffeine, the pain reliever acetaminophen, fertilizer, solvents, plastic-making chemicals and the radioactive element strontium.

I Like My Ice Chilled Just So
Source: The New York Times

Did you say you like your cocktail with a cube or a lozenge or a tube with a dimpled end? Do you want that iced tea served over crushed or would you prefer fragmented?

In Finnish test, tap water beats bottled hands down
Source: NewsRoom Finland

Bacteria counts in two of the most sold brands of bottled water in Finland exceed tap water bacteria limits several hundred fold, Finnish daily Aamulehti, having commissioned laboratory tests, reported on Sunday.

Imagine Every Bottle of Water You Drink Half Filled With Oil---That's How Much of the Fuel is Used to Make the Bottle. Fill It Over 3 More Times To Measure the Water Used.
Source: CNET News.com

Around the world, factories are using more than 18 million barrels of oil and up to 130 billion gallons of fresh water a year to create something that, by and large, most people don't need.

San Francisco bans bottled water for city staff
Source: Yahoo! News

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Thirsty San Francisco city workers will no longer have bottled water to drink under an order by Mayor Gavin Newsom, who says it costs too much, worsens pollution and is no better than tap water. ADVERTISEMENT

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