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Friday, June 4, 2010

Bacteria in Bottled Water

The CBC reported last week that 70% of bottled water surveyed contained bacteria rates that were above safe limits. Hetrophic bacteria can include e-coli and salmonella, which are cause of many deaths every year.
A couple of observations:
1. Bottled water is subject to higher storage temperatures which can increase growth rates of bacteria. Therefore bottled water should be stored in the fridge to minimize this effect.
2. it's obvious that by trying to solve one challenge (Provision of healthy and safe drinking water) we subject ourselves to 2 challenges. The second being the amount of plastic that polutes our environment.
Is it time to reconsider our choices?
There are other choices such as treating tap water in your own home.

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