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…Bottled Water Across Campus…
What is really behind those clear plastic bottles
AMBER DESSELLIER, MPH STUDENT
WALDEN UNIVERSITY
PUBH 6165-3INSTRUCTOR: DR. ROBERT MARINO
WINTER QUARTER, 2011
Learning Objectives
Scope out the problemReduce marketing and salesGo green
…Names and Backgrounds…
Purified WaterNatural WaterSparkling WaterGlacial WaterArtesian WaterBottled WaterMineral/Spring Water
The Water Project (2010). What’s “wrong” with bottled water? Retrieved from http://thewaterproject.org/bottled_water.asp?gclid=CP3crqLh0KYCFY64KgodFWbxHw
…Costs of Consumption…
$100 Billion annually 1
In the U.S., 25,766.1 Million Liters 1
31 billion bottles3
Only 10% of water bottles are recycled3
Bottled water = $10/gal vs. Tap water < $.01/gal3
1. The Water Project. (2010). Choices. Retrieved from http://thewaterproject.org/bottled_water.asp?gclid=CP3crqLh0KYCFY64KgodFWbxHw
2. Bottled Water Blues. (2011). Bottled Water Facts. Retrieved from http://www.bottledwaterblues.com/bottled_water_facts.php
3. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. (2006). Too Many Bottles – It’s a Waste. Retrieved from http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/materials_minerals_pdf/waterbottles.pdf
Online Education. (2010). The Facts about Bottled Water. Retrieved from http://www.onlineeducation.net/bottled_water
…Contaminants…
1,000 bottles from 103 brand names were studied
Up to 25% were found to have high levels of contaminants
Contaminants may include carcinogens
bacteria and parasites
NRDC. (1999). Bottled Water: Pure Drink or Pure Hype? Retrieved from http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/bw/bwinx.asp
…What’s Next?...
Ban bottled water sales on campuses1
Use reusable bottles (i.e. Nalgene)
1. Garrison, C. (2009). Wash U’s Bottled Water Ban Spilling Its Way to Other Colleges. Retrieved from http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2009/02/wash_u_bottled_water_ban_spilling_its_way_to_other_colleges.php
References
The Water Project (2010). What’s “wrong” with bottled water? Retrieved from http://thewaterproject.org/bottled_water.asp?gclid=CP3crqLh0KYCFY64KgodFWbxHw
The Water Project. (2010). Choices. Retrieved from http://thewaterproject.org/bottled_water.asp?gclid=CP3crqLh0KYCFY64KgodFWbxHw
Bottled Water Blues. (2011). Bottled Water Facts. Retrieved from http://www.bottledwaterblues.com/bottled_water_facts.php
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. (2006). Too Many Bottles – It’s a Waste. Retrieved from http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/materials_minerals_pdf/waterbottles.pdf
Online Education. (2010). The Facts about Bottled Water. Retrieved from http://www.onlineeducation.net/bottled_water
NRDC. (1999). Bottled Water: Pure Drink or Pure Hype? Retrieved from http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/bw/bwinx.asp
NRDC. (1999). Bottled Water: Pure Drink or Pure Hype? Retrieved from http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/bw/bwinx.asp
…Further Readings…
For additional resources or information:EPA Watershed health and Home:
http://www.epa.gov/bioindicators/The National Clean Water Network:
http://www.cleanwaternetwork.org/USDA:
http://wqic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=7&tax_level=1&tax_subject=596
Water Wiser: http://www.awwa.org/Resources/Waterwiser.cfm?navItemNumber=1561&showLogin=N
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education: http://www.aashe.org/blog/problem-bottled-water
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