- BPA Regulatory Reform Moves Glacially Slow | Posted by Sarah Mosko
"Mothers of infants and toddlers can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that BPA (bisphenol-A), an estrogen hormone-mimicking endocrine disruptor, was banned nationwide from baby bottles and sippy cups last year and from infant formula containers just months ago." - Plastic Ocean Pollution Solutions | 2018 International Youth Summit
By Mariah Blake - March/April issue of Mother Jones
By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! - Video Interview - Transcript Included
- "Tapped" | Top Documentary Films for Preview Only
Examines the role of the bottled water industry and its effects on our health, climate change, pollution, and our reliance on oil.
- Environmental Health Topics | Conditions and Diseases
These topics are common diseases and conditions that evidence shows may be strongly linked to environmental exposures. - Bisphenol A ( BPA) - National Institutes of Health -
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PDF File | by William Shotyk and Michael Krachler, Institute of Environmental Geochemistry, University of Heidelberg
- Contamination of Bottled Waters With Antimony From Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Leaching Increases Upon Storage
By William Shotyk and Michael Krachler, Institute of Environmental Geochemistry, University of Heidelberg
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[Try performing a search within the journal on "PET Bottled water."]
PDF File | by Marguerite Kaye Huber - School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Honors Thesis, Fall, 2010
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Water Fact of the Week (Week of February, 24, 2014):
- Lesson 8: Operation Water Pollution: Water Bottles | PDF File
The World Health Organization (WHO) calls waterborne diseases the world’s greatest killer, estimating they cause 2.2 million deaths each year, more than half of them children. Worldwide, around 1.1 billion people lack access to improved water sources and 2.4 billion have no basic sanitation, WHO says.
Researchers have concluded that satisfying the annual global demand for bottled water consumes the energy equivalent of about 160 million barrels of oil – up to 2,000 times the energy required to produce the equivalent volume of tap water.
"The authoritative source of information about all types of bottled waters, IBWA members include U.S. and International bottlers, distributors and suppliers. IBWA represents our industry’s uncompromising commitment to the safety and availability of bottled water worldwide."
