Water. We all drink it. Our bodies crave it. But is the water that we drink really safe? How do we know what is in the water that we drink? Do we risk our health by drinking water? If you have ever asked yourself these questions, keep reading. This report will give you a lot of useful information on water, so that you can make an informed decision on what you should put into your body.

Tap water versus bottled water has been an ongoing debate for many years. Many people feel that bottled water is safer than tap water. But if you do some research you will find that the results are divided on that also. Some studies will state that tap water is safer than bottled water and vice versa. The media has a way of twisting the truth to serve their purpose and their sponsors. So the only way to know for sure which is safer is to do your own investigating. But before you start your investigation, you should make yourself familiar with the different types of water sources that are available. The following is a breakdown of water sources.

Artesian water is ground water that is naturally under pressure and able to rise above the level of when it was first encountered.

Well water is water found deep within the ground and is tapped by drilling a hole. It can be subjected to run off contaminants from ground water.

Spring water is water that comes from an underground formation where the water naturally flows to the surface. There must be enough pressure to cause the spring water to flow from a natural orifice. Spring water must contain less than 500 ppm of total dissolved solids.

Mineral water is basically the same as spring water except that it contains more than 500 ppm of dissolved solids.

Purified water is any water that has been taken from any source and has been distilled, ionized  or put through a process of reverse osmosis.

Carbonated water is water that contains natural or added carbonation. Soda water, seltzer water and tonic waters are not considered bottle waters. They are classified as soft drinks.

So now that you have a basic education on water, you should do a search online for what is in the tap water for your city. There is a website that contains data from the majority of the U.S. cities. This data contains a breakdown of what is found in the tap water across the United States. Prepare to be shocked.

An Environmental Working Group analysis has discovered that there are 236 contaminants found in tap water nationwide. Over 140 of these contaminants have no enforceable safety limits. What  this means is that there is no government issued safety standard level for these contaminants. But we are still allowed to drink the tap water.

Some of the contaminants that have been found in tap water across the U. S. are acetone, arsenic, asbestos, benzene, cyanide, formaldehyde, lead and lithium to just name a very few. How safe can it be to ingest these chemicals?  What exactly does this mean to your health?

Of the 141 contaminants found in the nation’s water supply, 52 of these “legal” contaminants are linked to cancer. 41 of them are linked to reproductive toxicity, 36 are linked to developmental toxicity and 16 are linked to immune system damage. But the media still says that it is safe to drink the tap water. They go as far as to say that the increase of people drinking bottled water has contributed greatly to the global warming problem.