Contaminated Bottled Water

Guess what! Bottled water has contaminants too! I guess that puts the impression that bottled water is purer than tap water down the drain. For some reason, all the brands met the federal health standards, but two brands violated a California state standard. Tests were done on 10 different brands and 38 chemicals were found. This included bacteria, caffeine, acitaminophen (a pain releiver), fertilizer (trust me, it's like poison for your body), solvents, some plastic-making chemicals, and a radioactive element called strontium. Some of these contaminants came from tap water that some of the brands use. The other contaminants probably came from the plastic bottles that contain the water, (That's what researchers say. I had no idea.) The two brands that violated the California state regulation were Sam's Choice and Acadia, because they carried chlorine byproducts. Even after all this, it seems that bottled water is no less contaminated than tap water.
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