Tap Water and Bottled Water are not equal, and neither are the regulations that should make us safe when drinking! If you think bottled water if safe, you may want to think again. 

The first difference in regulation is weaker chemical-contaminant testing requirements for bottled water.

• Under EPA rules, a city must test its tap water for many organic chemicals, generally at least once a quarter. 
• Water bottlers need only test for most chemicals once a year under FDA’s rules.  

The following are the contaminants that tap water tests for, but bottled water companies ARE NOT required to report on. Asbestos, Bromate, Di(2-Ethylhexyl)phthalate, Haloacetic acids, Dibromomethane, m-Dichlorobenzene, 1,1-Dichloropropene, Dichloroethane, Tetrachloroethane, Dichloropropane, Chloromethane, Bromomethane, Trichloropropane, Tetrachloroethane, Chloroethane, Dichloropropane, Chlorotoluene, Chlorotoluene, Bromobenzene, and Dichloropropene. Now I personally don’t know what the majority of those items are, but I did do a quick check on a few of the items, and I found out that all of them I DO NOT WANT!! Check them out yourself, you will be surprised as I was. 

So you can see that bottled water isn’t the safe alternative! The safe alternative to bad tasting tap water is achieved by using water filters to remove any contaminants that may still be in the water after treatment. The irregularities in regulations seen above show that tap water is better regulated so you at least know what is or isn’t in the water. Bottled water and its weak regulations don’t give you the luxury of knowing what is or isn’t in the water you drink. Don’t fool yourself and live the repercussions of your choice. BE SAFE FILTER TAP WATER and know the quality before you drink!

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