The truth About Tap by Adam Bible
Bottled water has become the accessory of choice for women on the move, but it may not be the wisest pick. Although the FDA, which oversees bottled water, has stringent water-purity regulations, it exempts bottles that are packaged and sold within a single state--and that ends up being about 65 percent of all bottled water in the U.S. By contrast, tap water, which is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is regularly tested for parasites like giardia and cryptosporidium and must be free of E. coli or fecal coliform bacteria.
If you're skeptical about the purity of your tap water, request a quality report from the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791). Levels of any contaminants found should be low enough that there's no health threat. If you want to remove these minor impurities anyway, buy a home filter recommended by NSF International (nsf.org), an independent public-health certifying agency.
