Purpose Help guide our youth into making healthier, more environmentally friendly choices in water consumption.

Expected Learning Outcomes Bottled Water vs. Tap Water Safety Issues with Water Bottles Making Better Water Consumption Choices

Water facts American families use 350 gallons of water per day Bottled water costs 1900 times the cost of tap water today! Blaurock-Busch, E. (2009). Bottled water: better than tap? Original Internist. 16 (2)

Bottled Water Vs. Tap Water

Bottled Water Artesian Water Mineral Water Purified Water Sparkling Bottled Water Spring Water Blaurock-Busch, E. (2009). Bottled water: better than tap? Original Internist. 16 (2)

Bottled Water Continued Waste Recycling Quality Regulations Blaurock-Busch, E. (2009). Bottled water: better than tap? Original Internist. 16 (2) IBWA. (2009). Recycling and Environment. Accessed January 20, 2010, from, environment Potera, C. (2002). The Price of Bottled Water. Environmental Health Perspectives. 110 (2). A 76.

T Tap Water TREATMENT DEVICE (EPA, Water on Tap: What you need to know, 2003) Activated Carbon Filter Ion Exchange Unit Reverse Osmosis Unit Distillation Unit EPA. (2003). Water on Tap: What you need to know. Accessed January 20, 2010, from, waterontap_full.pdf

Tap Water Continued Waste Safety Quality Regulations EPA. (2009). Drinking water and Health: What you need to know. Retrieved January 20, 2010, from, FDA. (2009). Regulation of Bottled Water. Accessed January 20, 2010, from,

Safety Issues with Water Bottles Plastic Exposure facts bisphenol A (BPA) #7 BPA is found in many sports bottles, water cooler jugs, and baby bottles. These are usually marked by a "7" inside the recycling symbol Heat allows BPA to disperse faster (Claudio, 2008) Claudio, L. (2008). A clear look at water bottles. Prevention. 60 (9)

Plastic Exposure facts polyethylene terephthalate (PETE or PET) #1 designated by a number "1" in the recycling sign. Believed to be endocrine disruptors. Like BPA, phthalates disperse into the water faster by heat. (Claudio, 2008)” Claudio, L. (2008). A clear look at water bottles. Prevention. 60 (9) Safety Issues with Water Bottles

Making Better Water Consumption Choices Healthier Use tap water instead of bottled water Be aware of unsafe plastic material Know what’s in your water Environmentally Friendly CDC. (2009). Commercially Bottled Water. Accessed January 20, 2010, from, Claudio, L. (2008). A clear look at water bottles. Prevention. 60 (9)

Learning Objectives Bottled Water vs. Tap Water FDA regulates Bottled Water, EPA regulates Drinking water Safety issues with water bottles Types of plastics, BPA, phthalates Making Better Water Consumption Choices Mineral content/ presence of bacteria/contaminants

More information BottledWaterWeb® - International Bottled Water Association- WHO- FDA- SpecificInformation/BottledWaterCarbonatedSoftDrinks/default.htmhttp:// SpecificInformation/BottledWaterCarbonatedSoftDrinks/default.htm CDC- Tap Vs. Bottled Water- eview_news/402_h2o.html eview_news/402_h2o.html EPA

References Blaurock-Busch, E. (2009). Bottled water: better than tap? Original Internist. 16 (2) CDC. (2009). Commercially Bottled Water. Accessed January 20, 2010, from, Claudio, L. (2008). A clear look at water bottles. Prevention. 60 (9) EPA. (2009). Drinking water and Health: What you need to know. Retrieved January 20, 2010, from, EPA. (2003). Water on Tap: What you need to know. Accessed January 20, 2010, from, FDA. (2009). Regulation of Bottled Water. Accessed January 20, 2010, from, IBWA. (2009). Recycling and Environment. Accessed January 20, 2010, from, Potera, C. (2002). The Price of Bottled Water. Environmental Health Perspectives. 110 (2). A 76.