Finding out about Bottled Water

Introduction

A couple of decades back, people turn to the tap for drinking water. At the moment, most people, both young and old, drink water from bottles. In fact, the demand for bottled water is so great that it has become a multimillion-peso business in the different countries today.

In this study I am going to discuss several facts which I found out after exploring two websites.

Discussion

Why is there a considerable growth in the demand for bottled water? The major reason is the increasing health awareness of the people. Many people favor bottled water because they question the hygiene of tap water. To be safe, people want bottled water to avoid drinking water that might be contaminated with damaging microorganisms. Contaminated water could cause diarrhea as well as other stomach disorders that murder, similar to dysentery, gastroenteritis, amoebiasis, cholera, plus hepatitis.

frequently, the bottled water that you buy is either mineral water or purified water. Water plants use surface water or ground water as the main raw material. These plants are located in places far from cities and industrial centers to avoid contamination.

MINERAL WATER

Mineral water comes from mineral springs. It normally contains a high content of mineral salts or gases, and which consequently may have an action on the human body different from that of ordinary water. Mineral waters are usually classified as alkaline, saline, chalybeate (iron-containing), sulfurous, acidulous, and arsenical.

Mineral springs are generated deep underground, where, under intense heat and pressure, calcium, iron, potassium, sodium, and other minerals are leached from the surrounding rocks.

GUIDELINES FOR BOTTLED MINERAL WATERS

There are strict rules for water to be labeled as mineral water. Genuine mineral water should contain the right percentage of such minerals as manganese, chromium, selenium, zinc, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, calcium, and other minerals.

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