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Home / Newsletter / December 2005 / |
| The Water Connoisseur | December 2005
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| Bottled Water the Smart Hangover-Fighter
With the holidays coming up, partygoers need a sound strategy that will enable them to have their pint of enjoyment while keeping the adverse consequences to an absolute minimum. Apart from sheer overindulgence, the primary cause of a hangover is dehydration. |
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| Bottled Water and the Fluorite Debate
The issue of bottled water in connection with caries was recently raised at the World Dental Congress in Montreal, as part of a general discussion about what to do about the sudden rise in tooth decay in children. |
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| There’s No Such Thing As "Pure" Water
People buying bottled water are often under the impression that they’re purchasing water that is pure. Generally it has been treated. Whether or not it is pure is another matter entirely. And those people considering water purification or filtration have been led to think that pure water is something they should strive for in their homes. Many water treatment dealers and some health practitioners claim that either distilled water or water from Reverse Osmosis is ‘pure’. |
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| Water Tax - Maine's Water Dividend Trust
More than 50,000 Maine voters have signed petitions in hopes of forcing a referendum on the proposed extraction fee on water that businesses draw from the state's aquifers for resale in containers. Campaign organizers say a handful of smaller bottlers would be hit by the tax, but Poland Spring would bear the biggest impact. |
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| Mexico's Privatization of Water Resources
One of the first things tourists learn when they come to Mexico is "don't drink the water." However, local authorities say the capital's water supply is fit for human consumption and the widespread belief among both tourists and locals is fueling the nation's lucrative bottled water industry. |
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