Resources Defense Council. They tested over 100 brands of bottled drinking water
and found that about one third of the waters comtained contamination in the form
of chemicals. bacteria, and arsenic. The study also,found that up to forty
percent of bottled drinking waters come from a city water system.
How to Tell If Your Water Is Healthy
So how do you tell if the water you are drinking is healthy? With tap
water,it is relativety easy. If your water comes from a municipal source. the
suppliers are required by law to provide annual water quality reports.If you
have a well, you can have an authorized lab test your water. It may cost $lOO or
more, but it’s a small price to pay for peace of mind.Or you can purchase a kit
and test it yourself, but naturallythe results may not be as conclusive or
reliable as those produced by authorized labs.
When it comes to bottled drinking water. it can be more difficult to know
what you are getting.Start by checking the label or the bottle cap. Some may
tell you that the water comes from a municipal source or "community water
system." which means tap water.
If the label doesn’t give any information, you can call the bottler and
ask.But don’t be surprised if you get the run around and are transferred to
several different departments.Some states have a bottled water program that
tracks bottled drinking water and can tell you the origin of the source water as
well as other information.
Safe and healthy drinking water has become big business.Thousands of
companies are vying for your hard earned cash,and some are not always honest
about what their products offer.The initial investment for a home drinking
water filtration system can seem expensive at first,but over time,it is
usually less expensive than bottled drinking water.And with a wafer filter. you
at least know where the water you drink camefrom and how it was treated.
Before going out and spending your hard earned money for bottled drinking
water that may be no better thanyour own tap water,it is obviously a good idea
to do some research.You are likely to decide that a drinking water filtration
system and/or purifier is the healthier choice and provides the best value as
well.
1.In past decades,bottled drinking water was____________________.
A) more popular than tap water
B) believed to be too expensive
C) inconveniently provided
D) restricted to few choices
2.Now,tap water can also become exceptionally pure and healthy
if_________________.
A) more fund is provided for protecting water resources
B) a right filtration system is installed in your home
C) measures are taken to guide the water suppliers
D) our environment can be free from pollution
3.Operating drinking water filters and purification systems
costs______________ every year.
A) several hundred dollars
B) less than a hundred dollar
C) about two hundred dollars
D) about a hundred dollar
4.One of the disadvantages of bottled water is that the plastic bottles
would___________________.
A) have to be delivered back to the suppliers
B) bring about impact on the environment
C) not be as safe as glass bottles
D) increase the production cost
5.Generally,the companies that use municipal tap water as bottled
water___________.
A) sell their water at a lower price
B) purify the water before bottling
C) are severely punished by law
D) can escape punishment by law
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