Water purification

Bottled water is drinking water packed in bottles for individual consumption which is sold in retail price. Bottled water uses glacial water, spring water, the well water, as well as the purified water of the public water sources. All the countries, particularly developed countries, regulate the quality of the bottled water by the standards of government, typically employed to make sure that the quality of water is sure and the labels reflect the contents of the bottle exactly. In developing countries, such standards are variable and are often less rigorous than those of the developed nations.

The bottled water became a booming businesses where billions of dollars where invested and it is one of the fastest growing and profitable segment of the beverage industry. Millions of dollars are spent each week in advertising Medias to make consumers believe that the bottled water comes from a certain primitive spring from mountain or pure underground aquifer. The truth is that the bottled water is often little more than tap water in a bottle. Bottled water is a successful product with sales of $11 billion a year available which is available throughout the world. The behaviors it facilitates are subject of vocal criticism. This criticism includes the categories such as environmental, economic, and health.

The bottled water is commonly known as packaged water. Water which is sold for consumption comes in bottles, cans, laminated boxes and even in plastic sachets. However, the bottled water is generally sold in plastic bottles which are disposable. The bottled water also comes in various forms ranging from the single servings to big sized cans which can hold up to 80 liters. According to the climate, the physical activity and the culture, the drinking water needs for individuals change. Even though  if the water that you choose is of  pure and health-friendly, the plastic bottle in which it was packed up and the duration it is stored before it is consumed can affect its purity. Water languishes in a plastic bottle at the manufacturer, at the warehouse, at the distributor and at the retailer who does not provide sufficient time to remove the components of the plastic containers. It is a true concern.

The main disadvantage of using bottled water is regarding the disposal of plastic bottles. The bottled water produces up to 1.5 million tons of plastic waste every year. These plastics are not taken for recycling and they are dumped as garbage. The plastic requires up to 47 million gallons of oil per annum to produce. The plastic bottles employed to put drinks is of quality and these should be recycled. But more than 80 percent of plastic bottles are simply thrown far. The true cost in these businesses is the container which is made out of plastic and the cost of transportation. The fact is that the bottled water is not different from the tap water. The only difference is that it is packed in plastic bottles. Rich persons can only afford bottled waters where as the poor were restricted only to the usage of tap water as it is too costly for them.

The source of bottled water is water from municipal taps and ground water.  These ground waters are invariably employed by villagers. The bottled water companies simply drill a hole in the ground, pumps and may or may not clean the water before filling it in the bottles and then transport it to the cities. The rules and regulations regarding the bottled water differs from country to country, where developed nations generally have more regulations than that of the developing countries.