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Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)

by Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff, Executive Director/CEO, Healthy Child Healthy World
www.healthychild.org

A recent study in the Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine got me thinking about perceptions—and misconceptions—when it comes to water.

According to the study, black and Latino parents are three times more likely than whites to give their children bottled water rather than tap; these buyers also spend 1% of their income on bottled water, versus white buyer’s 0.4%.

This, in light of an Environmental Working Group report, which found only three of the nation’s 170 brands of bottled water sold in the United States disclosed where the water came from, how it was purified and what contaminants remained in the water. An earlier study by The Natural Resources Defense Council found that 17% of bottled waters contained unsafe bacteria, and 22% were contaminated with chemicals—including arsenic.

With scary statistics like these, why would anyone drink from a bottle? The decision may come down to marketing. As a recent Forbes article pointed out, companies like Coca Cola and Nestle are heavily invested in hawking water to minority groups.

And no wonder: The Natural Resources Defense Council estimates that for each $1.50 bottle of water sold, the manufacturer pockets $.50—a significant margin. Bottled water costs very little to produce, yet very much to consume: An individual’s five-year supply of bottled water can cost more than $1,000, versus $1.65 if she drank from the tap.

Yet my worry is that soon, we may have no other choice.

Learn why Rachel thinks bottled water may soon be the only option by reading the rest of this post at HealthyChild.org.

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  1. Green Beauty Girl says

    August 31, 2011 at 8:08 am

    This is a BIG cause to worry. I’m glad we do have a say to help change things for the future of our children. Hope does not disappoint!

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