Bottled Water

• 25% of bottled water is nothing more than reprocessed municipal water.
   
• 22% of bottled water brands tested in one study contained contaminants above local health limits.
   
• Reverse osmosis used to "purify" some bottled water strips everything out of the water-the bad, but also the good.  Healthy minerals are eliminated as the natural levels in water are altered and the water becomes acidic, which can be detrimental to your health.

• While the US Food and Drug Adminstration authorities (FDA) tests bottled water for impurities, it is not required to monitor the water's pH level.  The same is true in the UK.
   
• Neutral water has a pH balance of 7 and an ideal pH level for drinking water is above 8.0.
   
• The age of bottled water affects its pH level, as do changes in temperature and exposure to oxygen.

From a different yet equally important prospective: Plastic bottles harm the environment

• Most plastic water bottles are not recycled.  The vast majority (80%) of the 1.5 million tons of plastic used globally each year in water bottles ends up in landfills, since many bottles are consumed on the go, outside the home.
   
• The distribution of bottled water by truck and rail burns fossil fuels and results in the release of thousands of tons of harmful emissions.
   
• The filtration and processing of bottled water consumes large amounts of electricity.
   
• The plastic used to make water bottles-polyethylene terephthalate (PET)-is derived from oil and generates 100 times the amount of toxic emissions as the same amount of glass.
   
• Plastic is itself thought to be dangerous to health.