Bottled water has contaminants too, study finds

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Bottled water has contaminants too, study finds

(AP) - Many Americans buy bottled water because they think it's purer than tap water, but a new study may surprise them.

An environmental advocacy group says tests on leading brands of
bottled water have turned up a variety of contaminants often found in tap water. However, the study says all the brands met federal health standards for drinking water, and only two violated a California state standard.

An industry group branded the findings "alarmist." It says the study is based on the faulty premise that a contaminant is a health concern even if it's within regulatory limits.

The two-year study was done by the Washington-based Environmental Working Group, an organization founded by scientists that advocating stricter regulation.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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Thursday, Oct 16 at 2:47 PM YTMND wrote ...

I have spare Gamma Ray you can use if you'd like.

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Wednesday, Oct 15 at 10:53 PM Reverse osmosis wrote ...

ooo, nice. How much did that run if I may ask. I was looking at ionization but it's about $3,000.

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Wednesday, Oct 15 at 3:11 PM YTMND wrote ...

Two year study? How much did that cost? And who's paying? I bought a reverse osmosis system......I make clean, drinkable water from my grey water.

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Wednesday, Oct 15 at 12:57 PM What WKTV didn't mention wrote ...

is that Sam's Choice form Wal-Mart was one of the two worst brands due to a high level of chlorine based contaminants.

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