Against and For.Against and For.Tap water Tap water

vs. vs. Bottled waterBottled water

Against tap water.Against tap water.

Might have chlorine in it.Might have chlorine in it. Tap water can come from Tap water can come from

undergrounds, lakes and streams.undergrounds, lakes and streams. Used for human use. (e.g washing Used for human use. (e.g washing

clothes, taking a bath/shower)clothes, taking a bath/shower) Tastes bad.Tastes bad.

Tap water might have chlorine in it because the pipes have chlorine in it to keep it clean and keep

bacteria away. But it can still be bad for us because we are drinking this water and its going

inside our bodies.

Tap water is simply the subsurface water that fully saturates pores or cracks in soils and rocks.

Tap water is not only use for drinking but you also wash yourself with it, clean your clothes,

flush the toilet which makes it gross to drink even if they clean it.

They say tap water s the healthiest and it tastes good but it really doesn’t. You see in that first

picture is what your tap water would look like but the second picture is what it really tastes like.

Here’s a graph that shows how Here’s a graph that shows how many bottled water we drink.many bottled water we drink.

For Tap water.For Tap water.

Clean.Clean. Has minerals. Has minerals. You can get it for free.You can get it for free. Healthy.Healthy. You can refill from your tap.You can refill from your tap.

Water is made up of 2 hydrogen Water is made up of 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom (H2O).  atoms and 1 oxygen atom (H2O).  When a lot of these H2Os join When a lot of these H2Os join together they form water.  When together they form water.  When water falls on the earth’s surface water falls on the earth’s surface from the clouds, a lot of substances from the clouds, a lot of substances dissolve in the water, eg. silt, dissolve in the water, eg. silt, minerals, bacteria, etc., just like a minerals, bacteria, etc., just like a train picking up passengers. train picking up passengers.

Most tap water contains minerals. Most tap water contains minerals. For example, if you drink two liters of For example, if you drink two liters of water a day, you could be getting 10 water a day, you could be getting 10 to 15% of your daily calcium to 15% of your daily calcium requirement and up to a third of your requirement and up to a third of your required magnesium just from the required magnesium just from the water you drink.water you drink.

You can get it for free, you don’t have You can get it for free, you don’t have to pay for it like you do for water to pay for it like you do for water bottles.bottles.

Its healthy because it has tons of Its healthy because it has tons of protein and minerals for you to stay protein and minerals for you to stay healthy. healthy.

Refilling your cup is easy.Refilling your cup is easy.

Here’s a graph that showsHere’s a graph that showsshow’s how much tap watershow’s how much tap water

we drink.we drink.