Recent Research That Analyzed the Content of Commercial Bottled Water

question 25

Multiple Choice

Recent research that analyzed the content of commercial bottled water indicates that _________________.

• A)bottled water consumes less fossil fuels in reaching the consumer than does tap water
• B)bottled water is generally much safer and purer than tap water
• C)bottled water has no contamination from hormone mimic plasticizers
• D)all surveyed brands had information about the source and how it was treated
• E)bottled water is no safer or purer than most samples of tap water

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