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

I think Brussells is the current record holder with some 192 pharmaceuticals in that city's water.

>>* Isn't bottled water safer than tap water?

Doesn't a lot of the bottled water in the US come from the tap?  When I go to Europe, I like to drink their bottled natural mineral water.  The labels typically provide a breakdown of various minerals and you can taste the difference.

The natural mineral water is supposed to be therapeutic.  Bottling tap water in plastic is just environmentally irresponsible.

Waldemar

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