US town bans bottled water
Water, water everywhere—just not in plastic bottles, says a town in the US state of Massachusetts.
Water, water everywhere—just not in plastic bottles, says a town in the US state of Massachusetts.
Environment
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Ecology
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Other
Dec 8, 2011
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Earth Sciences
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Analytical Chemistry
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Engineering
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Social Sciences
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Engineering
Oct 14, 2010
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A team of pharmacists from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) has established that the levels of vitamin C in many fruit juices and soft drinks are far higher than those indicated on their labels by the manufacturers. ...
Other
Oct 5, 2009
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Other
Aug 26, 2009
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