daily cartoon

Erin on Thu, 29th Jan 2009 1:21 pm 



“Many more scientists agree we should be concerned about aquatic ecosystems where sperm levels and spawning patterns in aquatic organisms have been clearly altered in environments heavily polluted with a class of hormone-altering pharmaceuticals known as endocrine disrupters.”

The problem with this often-repeated argument about bottled water is that:

one, drinking water has not been proven to be safe. “So, what is the true risk assessment of pharmaceuticals and the like in water? Do they present a health threat to humans and/or wildlife exposed? The truth is, no one knows.”

two, every time I see these stats, the fact that all bottled water is not equal is never addressed. Spring water might as well be tap water, and if that’s what you’re buying, then I agree with the above 100 per cent. But water produced by distillation (or even reverse osmosis, to a lesser extent) is a different story.

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Removing+Drugs+&+Pharmaceuticals+from+Drinking+Water-a01073884294

I’m not advocating bottled water – at all! And in fact, I don’t think most people buy it because they’re worried about environmental contaminants. I would much rather see people such as this drinking tap. But if you want to protect the environment AND your body, go for distilled water (unfortunately, usually sold in plastic gallon or five gallon jugs) in reusable nonplastic bottles, like Sigg or Ecousables, OR, Ecousables even has a great line of bottles with a filter built in – and I know thanks to this blog that the filter does remove pharmaceuticals, according to the manufacturer!

Keep up the good work, Golden Spiral.

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