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Bottled Water

By : Lauren Angelastro
Do you drink out of bottled water daily ? Well from a class of seventh graders given a survey with the options “ Sometimes ” “ Never ” “ Always ” “ Daily ” and “ Drink out of reusable bottle ” Twenty nine percent chose “ Daily ”. (“ Angelastro Lauren ” bottled water survey " survey 16 May 2013 ”) This means that twenty nine percent of the seventh grade class drinks out of bottled water every day . With everyone on the planet drinking bottled water it can add up pretty fast , also most people think is supposed to be healthier for one ’ s body it really isn ’ t . Most scientists say that the quality of bottled water isn ’ t any better than tap . Drinking water is very important for your body ; but is drinking out of bottled water just as good for the environment ? Or is it a major loss because it isn ’ t any healthier then tap water ?
Is bottled water any better than tap water ? ( Quality / health wise )
A lot of people are debating if bottled water is any healthier then tap water . Most people think that bottled water is a lot better for one ’ s health . I argue that because after doing a lot of research I think the quality of tap water to bottled water differs from location or