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Alexandra Manno E-research

May-2008 Ms. Ellis

!See The Truth, When You Drink Bottled Water!

Many people in the United States think that when they are drinking bottled water they are being healthy and safe. This is not the case at all, at least 57% of the U.S population drinks bottled water daily, and they are not getting the cleanest and healthiest water. The actual plastic bottle holds a lot of harmful chemicals that can cause very serious sicknesses. Not only is the bottle harmful the actual water that is being put inside of the bottle is not the cleanest or the most filtered. Many people think that bottled water is the way to go, but they don’t understand that it is not a very healthy substance to put in their body.

One chemical that is in the actual plastic bottles of a water bottle is polyethylene, which is a harmful chemical when reused several times after your first use. As time goes by the bottle releases the polyethylene which later releases a very bad chemical called carcinogenic, which has been proven to be cancer causing. Specialists have said to only use a bottle one time and if you have to use it again it will only be safe for a week, and that is the maximum amount. This is taking a very big risk though. Specialist have also said to keep the bottles away from heat because once they reach the heat, the harmful chemicals are being released which can potentially go into you body easier, this happens because the chemicals are actually getting melted. That is something you don’t want to happen. As time goes by water bottles are being proven to be unsafe. These substances are not very good resources to keep in our world.

Another reason why it is not very safe to drink bottled water is because some of the time the actual water is not very clean. Scientist have confirmed that the water inside of the actual bottled water is not always the cleanest because is not always filtered properly. Sometimes if you take a bottle of water, you can smell a very weird smell, almost like the smell of mildew. When I was drinking a water bottle the other day (from Poland spring) I smelt a very odd smell, almost like mildew. That is either the chemicals from the plastic mixing in with the water or the actual water is just not very clean.

Overall people will most-definitely still drink bottled water. It is not bad to drink it, but it is not the best thing. Scientist say to take regular tap water and boil it, and from there you can ice it or do whatever you want with it. It is almost like a personal filtering system. Not everyone is going to do this though. People like to go to a store in a hurry and grab a bottle or gallon of water. It is what 57% of our population does. Bottled water is not terrible, but if you are not in a hurry, your own filtered water is a much safer decision. Bibliography

1. “Joe knowsley” argues that water bottles are not safe. -dailymali.co.uk -Title of article: “the poison lurking in your water bottle” -Written-last updated on March 2006.

2. –This article has no author it is just from a science website. -www.nrdc.org -Title of article: “Bottled Water, Pure Drink, or Pure Hype” -Date written-unknown.

3. –This article has no author is just “Mother Earth News” - Newsbank (www.newsbank.com) - Title of article: “Water Wars: Bottled or Tap?” - Date of article: March 2008

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