A new report by the Environmental Working Group revealed that there is yet another reason to stop buying bottled water. Aside from the pollution/waste issue, it’s now clear that there could be a health issue with bottled water as well. EWG’s study found that there were 38 contaminants found in the 10 major brands of bottled water in their study.

According to the report: “The bottled water industry promotes an image of purity, but comprehensive testing by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) reveals a surprising array of chemical contaminants in every bottled water brand analyzed, including toxic byproducts of chlorination in Walmart’s Sam’s Choice and Giant Supermarket’s Acadia brands, at levels no different than routinely found in tap water. Several Sam’s Choice samples purchased in California exceeded legal limits for bottled water contaminants in that state. Cancer-causing contaminants in bottled water purchased in 5 states (North Carolina, California, Virginia, Delaware and Maryland) and the District of Columbia substantially exceeded the voluntary standards established by the bottled water industry….”read more

So what should we do? Use reusable #2 plastic or stainless (without BPA plastic liners) water bottles filled with filtered tap water. Easy, cheap and safe.