BOTTLED WATER VS YOU

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BOTTLED WATER VSYOU THE ENVIRONMENT

• Whats At Stake?
• A Discussion for Young Adults

Marie Eason Master of Public Health
Student Walden University PUBH 6165-3 Instructor
Robert Marino, PhD Summer Quarter, 2011
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Expected Learning Outcomes

• After this presentation, you will be able to
• Describe an overview of bottled waters origin,
  controversies and issues.
• Achieve increased knowledge of the impact of the
  use of bottled water on the environment.
• Recognize the need to consider decreasing/eliminat
  ing use of bottled water.

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History of Americas Bottled Water

• 1767 Used at Jacksons Spa, Boston
• Early 19th century - Mass production due to new
  glass technology
• 1856 - Saratoga Springs producing more than 7
  million bottles annually
• Bottled spring water thought to provide health
  benefits
• Sold for up to 1.75/pint
• Hall, Noah. (2009, March 26). A brief history of
  bottled water in America. Online forum commentary
  of Chapelle, F. (2005). Wellsprings A natural
  history of bottled spring water. Retrieved from
  http//www.greatlakeslaw.org/blog/2009/03/a-brief-
  history-of-bottled-water-in-america.html

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History of Americas Bottled Water

• Early 20th century Bottled water out of vogue
  and need
• Due to fluoride newly added to public drinking
  water (Hall, 2009)
• Chlorine added to water supply to decrease the
  incidences of cholera and typhoid. (Columbia
  Water Center, n.d.)
• Hall, Noah. (2009, March 26). A brief history of
  bottled water in America. Online forum commentary
  of Chapelle, F. (2005). Wellsprings A natural
  history of bottled spring water. Retrieved from
  http//www.greatlakeslaw.org/blog/2009/03/a-brief-
  history-of-bottled-water-in-america.html
• Columbia Water Center. (n.d.) Bottled Water.
  Retrieved from http//water.columbia.edu/?idlearn
  _morenavidbottled_water

Von Weisenberger A. (n.d.) History of Bottled
Water. http//www.bottledwaterweb.com/ppt/bww.pdf
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History of Americas Bottled Water

• 1977 - Popularity increases
• 5 million marketing campaign launched by Perrier
  (Hall, 2009)
• Campaign took bottled water to the United States
  after conquering the French and European markets.
  (Perrier, 2001)
• Hall, Noah. (2009, March 26). A brief history of
  bottled water in America. Online forum commentary
  of Chapelle, F. (2005). Wellsprings A natural
  history of bottled spring water. Retrieved from
  http//www.greatlakeslaw.org/blog/2009/03/a-brief-
  history-of-bottled-water-in-america.html
• Perrier. (2001). Retrieved from
  http//www.perrier.com/EN/entrezbulle/rubrique7.as
  p

Von Weisenberger A. (n.d.) History of Bottled
Water. http//www.bottledwaterweb.com/ppt/bww.pdf
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History of Americas Bottled Water

• 1990-1997
• Sales increased from 115 million to 4 billion
• Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a plastic
  packaging, is invented (Columbia Water Center,
  n.d.)
• Columbia Water Center. (n.d.) Bottled Water.
  Retrieved from http//water.columbia.edu/?idlearn
  _morenavidbottled_water

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History of Americas Bottled Water

• 1990 Excess benzene found in Perrier bottles,
  required worldwide recall
• 1993 Bottled water sales surpassed juice
• 1996 Bacterial contamination in Natural
  Springs, required recall
• 1999 Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
  tested ? 100 different bottled water, found
  bacteria, arsenic, chlorine byproducts
• 2003 Bottled water sales surpassed coffee
• 2005 Bottled water sales surpassed milk
• Columbia Water Center. (n.d.) Bottled Water.
  Retrieved from http//water.columbia.edu/?idlear
  n_morenavidbottled_water

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Bottled Water

• According to the National Resources Defense
  Council (n.d.)
• Half of all Americans drink bottled water.
• About 1/3 of American public consume bottled
  water regularly.
• Sales have tripled in the past 10 years,
  totaling about 4 billion/year.
• ¼ bottled water is actually bottled tap water.
• National Resources Defense Council. (n.d.).
  Bottled Water Pure drink or pure hype?
  Retrieved from http//www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/
  bw/exesum.asp

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Sources of bottled water

• Is it from a pure spring or a contaminated well?
  
• Its not always from where wed think
• From a well in an industrial facilitys parking
  lot, near a hazardous waste dump. (National
  Resources Defense Council, n.d.)
• Is it from a pure spring or from your tap?
• National Resources Defense Council. (n.d.).
  Bottled Water Pure drink or pure hype?
  Retrieved from http//www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/
  bw/exesum.asp

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Issues Concerns

• Bottled water is not certified by the U.S.
  Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Food
  and Drug Administration. However, it is certified
  by the International Bottled Water Association
  and NSF International (Water Health Series, 2005,
  p. 5)
• Cities test for chemical contaminants at least
  quarterly but bottled water companies, with
  decrease testing, are only required to test
  annually. (National Resources Defense Council,
  n.d.)
• United States Environmental Protection Agency.
  Bottled Water Basics. Water Health Series.
  (2005). Retrieved from http//www.epa.gov/safewat
  er/faq/pdfs/fs_healthseries_bottledwater.pdf
• National Resources Defense Council. (n.d.).
  Bottled Water Pure drink or pure hype?
  Retrieved from http//www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/
  bw/exesum.asp

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Issues Concerns, continued

• There is increased concern about using water from
  the aquifers in communities with bottled water
  plants, potentially resulting in drying up some
  of the local, natural resources. (Facts on
  Bottled Water, 2011)
• Bottled water routinely doesnt have fluoride
  added, tap water does. (Bullers, 2011)
• When added, the bottle label must note it.
• Facts on Bottled Water. (2005) Buzzle.com.
  Retrieved from http//www.buzzle.com/articles/fac
  ts-on-bottled-water.html
• Bullers, A. (2011). Bottled water better than
  the tap. Mamas Health. Retrieved from
  http//www.mamashealth.com/nutrition/bwater.asp

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Issues Concerns, continued

• Tooth decay in the United States affects
  approximately
• 50 of children 5-9 years old
• 67 of adolescents 12-17 years old
• 94 of adults 18 and older (Moeller, 2005, p.
  171)
• When children drink unfluorinated water, ensure
  that the childs dentist and physician are aware.
  
• Moeller, D. (2005). Drinking Water. In
  Environmental health, 3rd Ed. (p. 171).
  Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press.

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The Bottle

• Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is the plastic
  product used for most bottled water containers.
• 31 of the bottles are recycled.
• Bottles are not to be reused reuse causes
  degradation of the bottles and potential health
  issues.
• What is polyethylene terephthalate? (2011).
  Plastic. Retrieved from http//www.medicinenet.co
  m/plastic/page2.htm

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The Bottle

• The PET plastic bottles used for bottled water
  take about 1000 years to decompose.
• Fossil fuels are used to make the plastic as well
  as transport it around the country.
• More than 1.5 million barrels of oil annually,
  enough to fuel 100,000 cars for a year.
• Bottled Water The Environmental Impact on the
  Planet. (2011). AltFuelsNow.com. Retrieved from
  http//www.altfuelsnow.com/conservation/bottled-wa
  ter-controversy.shtml

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Decision

• So what are we to do?
• Drink bottled water or tap water?
• What can we do?

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Action

• Supply your own bottle, perhaps a metal one, to
  fill and refill from the tap.
• Share with your friends and family this new
  information.
• Advocate for yourself and your environment
  Drink Tap Water!

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References

• Bottled Water The Environmental Impact on the
  Planet. (2011). AltFuelsNow.com. Retrieved from
  http//www.altfuelsnow.com/conservation/bottled-wa
  ter-controversy.shtml
• Bullers, A. (2011). Bottled water better than
  the tap. Mamas Health. Retrieved from
  http//www.mamashealth.com/nutrition/bwater.asp
• Columbia Water Center. (n.d.) Bottled Water.
  Retrieved from http//water.columbia.edu/?idlearn
  _morenavidbottled_water
• Facts on Bottled Water. (2005) Buzzle.com.
  Retrieved from http//www.buzzle.com/articles/fac
  ts-on-bottled-water.html

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References

• Hall, Noah. (2009, March 26). A brief history of
  bottled water in America. Online forum commentary
  of Chapelle, F. (2005). Wellsprings A natural
  history of bottled spring water. Retrieved from
  http//www.greatlakeslaw.org/blog/2009/03/a-brief-
  history-of-bottled-water-in-america.html
• McGinley, Mark. (2007). The Encyclopedia of
  Earth Aquifers. Retrieved from
  http//www.eoearth.org/article/Aquifer
• Moeller, D. (2005). Drinking Water. In
  Environmental health, 3rd Ed. (p. 171).
  Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press.

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References

• National Resources Defense Council. (n.d.).
  Bottled Water Pure drink or pure hype?
  Retrieved from http//www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/
  bw/exesum.asp
• United States Environmental Protection Agency.
  Bottled Water Basics. Water Health Series.
  (2005). Retrieved from http//www.epa.gov/safewat
  er/faq/pdfs/fs_healthseries_bottledwater.pdf
• What is polyethylene terephthalate? (2011).
  Plastic. Retrieved from http//www.medicinenet.co
  m/plastic/page2.htm

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Resources

• Current Business Situation of the Bottled Water
  Industry. (2007). SNV Plastics. Retrieved at
  http//www.snvplastics.com/articles/Current_Busine
  ss_Situation_of_the_Bottled_Water_Industry.php
• Edwards, S. What plastic bottle manufacturers
  dont want you to know about stainless steel
  bottle water. Retrieved from http//www.stainlesss
  teelbottlewater.com/what-plastic-bottle-manufactur
  ers-dont-want-you-to-know-about-stainless-steel-bo
  ttle-waters/
• Owoyemi, K. (2010). Environmental Public Health
  Today - http//environmentalhealthtoday.wordpress.
  com/2010/11/16/environmental-health-factors-of-bot
  tled-water/

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Questions

• Any questions?
• Thank you!