News tagged with bottled water
Australian town in 'world-first' bottled water ban
Sep 26, 2009 |
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An Australian town pulled all bottled water from its shelves Saturday and replaced it with refillable bottles in what is believed to be a world-first ban.
Researcher has uncovered a way to provide antioxidant-rich water in a bottle
Jul 31, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Health-conscious consumers know the benefits of eating high-antioxidant foods like fruits, vegetables, beans and nuts. A University of Georgia researcher has uncovered a way to provide antioxidant-rich water ...
People think bottled water is healthy ... sort of
Jun 19, 2009 |
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A small study has shown that people tend to believe that bottled water is somehow healthier than water from the tap. However, the research, published in the open access journal BMC Public Health, also shows ...
How Much Energy Goes Into Making a Bottle of Water?
Mar 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Most people who buy bottled water have access to clean drinking water virtually for free (in the US, tap water costs less than a penny per gallon, on average). Nevertheless, the consumption ...
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Perception, Status and Bottled Water
Apr 11, 2007 |
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In a new study, University of Arkansas researchers argue that consumers buy bottled water because they perceive it to be purer, safer and healthier than municipal water. Further findings suggest that young and high-income ...
Hormone-mimics in plastic water bottles -- just the tip of the iceberg?
Mar 26, 2009 |
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In an analysis1 of commercially available mineral waters, the researchers found evidence of estrogenic compounds leaching out of the plastic packaging into the water. What's more, these chemicals are potent in vivo and result ...
Love that garlic? Fresh may be healthier than bottled
Jun 09, 2008 |
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The next time you use garlic for its renowned antibacterial effects, consider fresh garlic instead of those bottles of chopped garlic. Researchers in Japan report that fresh garlic maintains higher levels ...
Arsenic found in water at Seattle schools
May 02, 2006 |
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Bottled water is being distributed to all Seattle public schools after tests found arsenic in drinking fountain water at five elementary schools.
South Florida heading for serious drought
Apr 30, 2007 |
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Despite heavy rains during the past month, scientists say South Florida is on its way to a serious drought.
Nestle blamed in Mich. water level battle
Jan 29, 2007 |
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Environmental groups and residents in Michigan's Newaygo County are up in arms against Nestle Waters North America over lower water levels in the area.
Statistics don't lie -- Americans are fat
Dec 15, 2006 |
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There's no polite way to say this: Americans are the fattest people on the planet.
Study of 'Ouzo effect' may lead to design of improved drugs, cosmetics
Feb 18, 2008 |
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Scientists studying the cloudy emulsions produced by anise-flavored liquors such as Ouzo have discovered new molecular insights into their formation, findings that could lead to the design of better commercial emulsions used ...
Nuke plant must clean up radioactive water
May 25, 2006 |
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Officials at Illinois' Braidwood nuclear plant have reportedly been ordered to begin cleaning up groundwater contaminated with radioactive tritium.
Carbon capture has a sparkling future
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New research shows that for millions of years carbon dioxide has been stored safely and naturally in underground water in gas fields saturated with the greenhouse gas. The findings - published ...
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