worth reading djf -- bottled H2O

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

> What's in your Bottled Water?
> Despite the hype, bottled water is neither cleaner nor greener than tap water
> by Brian Howard - August 28, 2003
> Also see cover art
>
> HEMERA PHOTO
>
> Thanks to false advertising and disinfection, what you drink may not be 
> what you think.
>
> "You drink tap water? Are you crazy?" asks a 21-year-old radio producer 
> from the Chicago area. "I only drink bottled water." In a trendy nightclub 
> in New York City, the bartender tells guests they can only be served 
> bottled water, which costs $5 for each tiny pint container. One outraged 
> clubber is stopped by the restroom attendant as she tries to refill the 
> bottle from the tap. "You can't do that," says the attendant. "New York's 
> tap water isn't safe."
> Whether a consumer

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http://hartfordadvocate.com/gbase/News/content?oid=oid:30865 

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