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Liquid assets: how the business of bottled water went mad

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Re: Liquid assets: how the business of bottled water went mad

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Post by lukeqsee »

wlievens wrote: post #29
david-given wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I live in Zürich. The water company here says that it's unfair to compare the tap water with bottled mineral water; the tap water is substantially better. (I had a tour of the plant. They are a serious group of overachievers. The source of the water is mostly the local lake, and is purified by, two grades of sand filter, activated charcoal, ozone purification, and a bacterial bed. They actively manage the biofilms in…

Well it's just plain unfair to compare German efficiency and thoroughness with... anywhere else in the world.

Zürich is in Switzerland.

I wouldn't recommend calling them German. :)

Re: Liquid assets: how the business of bottled water went mad

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Post by skummetmaelk »

wlievens wrote: post #29
david-given wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I live in Zürich. The water company here says that it's unfair to compare the tap water with bottled mineral water; the tap water is substantially better. (I had a tour of the plant. They are a serious group of overachievers. The source of the water is mostly the local lake, and is purified by, two grades of sand filter, activated charcoal, ozone purification, and a bacterial bed. They actively manage the biofilms in…

Well it's just plain unfair to compare German efficiency and thoroughness with... anywhere else in the world.

Zürich is not german.

Re: Liquid assets: how the business of bottled water went mad

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Post by nfriedly »

I live in the countryside in Ohio. We have a well and a water softener. But my kitchen sink has a second faucet that goes directly to the well, bypassing the softener - I always drink from that one because it tastes better.

I fill up my Nalgene before I leave and only buy bottled water on rare occasions.

I used to live in San Mateo, they had pretty good tap water to.

Re: Liquid assets: how the business of bottled water went mad

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Post by CydeWeys »

teslabox wrote: post #2

The World Health Organization has a report titled "Health risks from drinking demineralised water". The main problem is that water without minerals upsets the osmotic balance and leads to lysing (rupture) of the cells lining the stomach. The WHO has moved stuff on their site, but I think this document is one source: http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/nutrientschap... Coffee grounds are a good filter for r…

Who's drinking demineralized water though? All of the bottled water commonly available for sale is not demineralized, at least to my knowledge.

Re: Liquid assets: how the business of bottled water went mad

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Post by samstave »

My family owns a water company in Lake Tahoe, I've been wanting to bottle it for years, but there is a law that won't allow us to do so.

I live in alameda, and I drink the tap water - I love it. I have kleen canteen I keep with me almost always with water in it, and I try to avoid bottled water as much as possible mostly because I don't like the plastic waste

Re: Liquid assets: how the business of bottled water went mad

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Post by dawnerd »

Aloha wrote: post #30

I on average drink 120-150 oz of water a day (sometimes a portion of this is unsweet iced tea, or diet soda), since I started doing this, I've lost weight and generally feel healthier. So several years ago, I got in the habit of lugging around a large beverage container ( http://www.whirleydrinkworks.com/productinfo.php?prod-code=X... ) 9 times out of 10 its just tap water I put in the thing. I only drink bottled wat…

Pretty much same as you, although sadly a lot more of my fluid intake is in the form of coke zero which I'm trying to break. I only keep bottled water around in case of emergency. I've found that after I bought a large Nalgene bottle I drink a lot more water.

Re: Liquid assets: how the business of bottled water went mad

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Post by schwap »

nfriedly wrote: post #33

I live in the countryside in Ohio. We have a well and a water softener. But my kitchen sink has a second faucet that goes directly to the well, bypassing the softener - I always drink from that one because it tastes better. I fill up my Nalgene before I leave and only buy bottled water on rare occasions. I used to live in San Mateo, they had pretty good tap water to.

Interesting -- most water softener setups I have seen are only plumbed into the hot water, I've been told that this is because drinking softened water is not recommended.

Re: Liquid assets: how the business of bottled water went mad

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Post by a_small_island »

Aloha wrote: post #30

I on average drink 120-150 oz of water a day (sometimes a portion of this is unsweet iced tea, or diet soda), since I started doing this, I've lost weight and generally feel healthier. So several years ago, I got in the habit of lugging around a large beverage container ( http://www.whirleydrinkworks.com/productinfo.php?prod-code=X... ) 9 times out of 10 its just tap water I put in the thing. I only drink bottled wat…

With all due respect to your freedom of speech, but who cares? I want to read responses about the article, not anecdotal weight loss data and about your daily habits.
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