Those are nutrients that the human body cannot produce, but they are essential for our health. The easiest source for water is from the tab, tab water is usually safe to drink and very inexpensive. “The average price of water in the United States is about $1.50 for 1,000 gallons. At that price, a gallon of water costs less than one penny.” (www.drinktap.org/kidsdnn/Portals/5/story_of_water/html/costs.htm) There are many advantages of consuming water, some examples are as follows. “Water consumption is required to keep all your cells, tissues and organs functioning properly.
We will also identify the regulating agencies for both. Comparison of Tap Water to Bottled Water’s Quality The quality of our drinking water is an influential determinant of our health. Guarantee of the safety of our drinking water is a foundation for the prevention and control of waterborne diseases and public health and safety of our population. Many of us prefer to drink bottled water in the assumption that they are far more “safe” and have better quality than that of tap water. In the following paragraphs we will compare bottled water to tap and determine if there are any significant differences among them.
It is much easier to grab a water bottle than take the time to fill up a water bottle from the Brita water filter or even the tap (which is my favorite)! There are several factors that Sally’s mother should think about before purchasing the bottled water. First, bottled water is no better for you than tap water. Despite what marketing ploys advertising companies use in efforts to scam you into buying the water it is no better for you and in some cases it can be worse (with the additives added to bottled water to improve the taste). Most big name water bottle brands are essentially filtered tap water (ref.
Refutation: I feel like Americans should start thinking more about the Earths health. We are capable of being very selfish. Argument 1: Instead of consuming four billion gallons of water a year in individual-‐sized bottles, we need to start thinking about what all those bottles are doing to the planets health. Paragraph 2: Drinking water is a very good thing, but it can be bad when it comes to the cost. For example: If you choose to get your recommended eight glasses a day from bottled water, you could spend up to $1,400 annually.
All the containers including water bottles are made from natural gas and petroleum. The cost to fuel 100,000 cars a year is what is spent to make water bottle that Americans use a year. In addition, the making of plastic materials, processing the water, fill and seal the bottles, and transporting water bottles to the various stores around the country is an expensive waste of energy and severely drains the limited fossil fuels. In “Bad To The Last Drop,” bottled water “is shipped at vast expense from one part of the world to another, is the kept refrigerated before sale, and causes huge amounts of plastic bottles to into landfills.” According to, “In praise of tap water,” only about 23% of the bottle will end up being recycled. Almost 77% of water bottles are not recycled.
Some people claim that using bottled water is severely damaging the environment due to recycling issues. Others, however, believe that bacteria in tap water are not good for your health. All over the world thousands of bottles are being made from reusable plastic. While water bottles are able to be recycled after use, it has been found that the majority are disposed of by trash or being left behind somewhere. It is estimated that one out of six bottles is recycled, this means that over
Statement of specific purpose: Why buy bottled water? Preview of main points: Bottled water is healthy water. In reality bottled water is just water (40 % of the bottled water in the US is filtered water). However that fact is not stopping people from buying a lot of it. Here are some reasons to stop the bottled water habit.
I think that humans should not waste money for single-use items when they got all the water they need at home. If bottled water industries were to use a different type of plastic that could produce less harmful chemicals against both humans and the environment, then I think that water bottles could be useful. Finally, even with all these problems inside the water bottle, the bottled water industries still don’t check as thoroughly compared to tap water. “Food and Drug Administration regulates only 30-40% of the bottled water sold per state.” I think that humans should not pay for water that is not thoroughly checked but should pay for the tap water which is checked regularly by the sewage systems. I think we should give our money to the type of water which provides us the best, safest water.
Implementing a Tax or Charge on Plastic Bags Kevin P. Long MKT 3350-02 Consumer Behavior Leila Samii 2/23/2015 Abstract The overconsumption of plastic bags has had a strong negative impact on the environment. The plastic bags take up to one thousand years to biodegrade and are harmful to the environment. Some nations such as Ireland have combated this problem by placing a tax on plastic bags. This has helped to reduce consumption of plastic bags by over 90%. This paper analyzes why governments should implement a policy to tax plastic bags.
This process can separate water from contaminants. The quality of drinking water was examined by testing for contaminants and comparing the difference between two types of bottled water and tap water. Dasani water has the least amounts of contaminants but bottled water overall proved to have less contaminants than tap water. This combined data suggests that it is easy for our groundwater to be contaminated and we need to be careful when discarding hazardous materials. Each person requires at least 20 to 50 liters of clean, safe water a day for drinking, cooking, and simply keeping themselves clean (Why is safe, 2008).