>> A total of 56 pharmaceuticals or byproducts have been detected in this
city's drinking water

* Isn't bottled water safer than tap water?

* No, not necessarily. NRDC conducted a four-year review of the bottled
water industry and the safety standards that govern it, including a
comparison of national bottled water rules with national tap water rules,
and independent testing of over 1,000 bottles of water. Our conclusion is
that there is no assurance that just because water comes out of a bottle it
is any cleaner or safer than water from the tap. And in fact, an estimated
25 percent or more of bottled water is really just tap water in a bottle ... 

http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/nbw.asp

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