1. Bottled Water & The Truth David Coon California State University, San Marcos

2. Forms & Origins Municipal sources Artesian sources Natural springs Distilled

3. Truths & Myths Bottled Water Is Pure Myth Bottle Water Is Safer Myth Bottled Water Tastes Better Myth Bottled Safer for Environment Myth Best for Intense Workouts Myth Better than Soda True Bottles Leach Chemicals True

4. Leaching & Bottle Re-use Bottles made of Polyethylene Terephthalate Leaching chemicals are minimal No health threat No link to cancer Wash bottles before re-use Keep out of a hot car Freezing is okay

5. North County Water Miramar Treatment Plant Tested Daily 15% Rainfall, 85% from outside SD Safety & Health come 1 st, not taste Fluoride YES Lead NO Is it safe…..YES

6. References "Smaller categories still saw growth as the U.S. liquid refreshment beverage market shrank by 2.0% in 2008, Beverage Marketing Corporation reports", press release from : Beverage Marketing Corporation. 3/30/09 http://www.beveragemarketing.com/?section=news&newsID=111 http://www.beveragemarketing.com/?section=news&newsID=111 Lempert, Phil, “Is Your Bottled Water Coming From The Faucet?” MSNBC.com, July. 21, 2004. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5467759/ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5467759/ “Processing and Bottling of Bottled Drinking Water.” Department of Health and Human Services, FDA.gov http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/21cfr129_03.html http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/21cfr129_03.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfPAjUvvnIchttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfPAjUvvnIc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3QBZac3MSYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3QBZac3MSY Emery, David, “Don’t Drink Bottled Water Kept in Car”, about.com, April, 2007 http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/medical/a/bottled-water.htm http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/medical/a/bottled-water.htm BottledWaterBlues.com http://www.bottledwaterblues.com/Bottled_Water_Facts.cfmhttp://www.bottledwaterblues.com/Bottled_Water_Facts.cfm