The United States EPA has expressed a number of concerns about bottled water as follows:
1. An estimated 25% – 40% of bottled water comes from the tap.
2. Some of the polycarbonate bottles used in home delivery jugs and small water bottles can leave trace amounts of bisphenol A, an endocrine disrupter in the water.
3. Some bottled water is treated less than tap water or not treated at all.
4. Many choices of bottled water may not be appropriate for pregnant women, individuals with compromised immune systems and infants.
NON EPA COMMENT:
1. Why pay 100x more for tap water because it is bottled?
2. Endocrine disrupters, sometimes called hormonally active agents, are substances that act like hormones in the endocrine system and disrupt the physiologic function of endogenous hormones. Studies have linked endocrine disruptors to adverse biological effects in animals, giving rise to concerns that low-level exposure might cause similar effects in human beings. It is hard to definitively link a particular chemical with a specific health effect, and exposed adults may not show any ill effects. But, fetuses and embryos, whose growth and development are highly controlled by the endocrine system, are more vulnerable to exposure and may suffer overt or subtle lifelong health and/or reproductive abnormalities. Why take a chance?
Unless you are on a well which contains contaminants that cannot be effectively removed using a water purification system,
Why pay 100x more for “sub standard” tap water because it is bottled?
Why take a chance?
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Many people have been using refillable metal containers as a healthier and environmentally friendlier alternative to water in plastic bottles. However, aluminum water bottles are typically lined with a type of plastic because no-one likes to drink straight from aluminum as it just doesn’t taste right and there is a potential health hazard from ingesting aluminum.