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FDA: BPA in Plastic Bottles Isn’t a Health Hazard
Bisphenol A, a chemical that shows up in some baby bottles, food can linings and hard plastic water bottles, just got a vote of confidence from the FDA.
“FDA has concluded that an adequate margin of safety exists for BPA at current levels of ex...
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Minneapolis: Water stinks, but city says it's safe
Wendy Adamson doesn't care about Mayor R.T. Rybak's appeal to buy less bottled water.
Her tap water stinks -- literally -- and she's not having any of it.
The city of Minneapolis said Thursday that the strange taste and odor in its tap water...
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Why Drinking Water Is Important for Weight Loss
There are many reasons why it is important to drink water, especially if you are dieting:
Initial weight loss is largely due to loss of water, and you need to drink an adequate amount of water in order to avoid dehydration.
The process of bur...
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Georgians loom large on the obesity list
Think fried chicken, biscuits and gravy and pecan pie. What do these Southern classics add up to?
Numbers that make the South the fattest region in the country and Georgia among the flabbiest states, according to a federal government study releas...
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WORLD WATER DAY: WHERE BOTTLED WATER FITS IN
ALEXANDRIA, VA—World Water Day 2008 (March 22) calls attention to the critical need to protect and sustain water resources and “highlights the significance of cooperation and importance of an integrated approach to water resource management of wat...
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Bottled Water is NOT Simply Tap Water in a Bottle
A recent Associated Press article reports that trace amounts of pharmaceuticals have been found in some U.S. municipal drinking water systems. The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) would like to remind consumers that bottled water is...
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Are the Myths About Polycarbonate Bottles True?
*Summary*
For decades, polycarbonate plastic has been safely used to make baby bottles and reusable water bottles. The safety of these products has been supported by numerous science-based safety evaluations of bisphenol A that have been condu...
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CRBA recognizes 2007 Person of the Year
Marietta - The Canton Road Business Association (CRBA) recently recognized Bill Quinney of Fontis Water as the 2007 Business Person of the Year. this Award is new this year and recognizes a member who is not only dedicated to CRBA, but who is al...
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Drought anxiety rises as water levels fall
ATLANTA — The prolonged drought gripping the Southeast, perhaps most acutely in this booming metropolis, is creating anxiety not seen in previous dry spells.
It's partly those haunting pictures of a slowly dying Lake Lanier, Atlanta's main water ...
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Better safe than thirsty, say Atlantans stockpiling water
The stockpiling is discreet, but it's happening. A few cases here ... a few gallons there.
Despite assurances from government officials that it's not necessary, some worried metro Atlantans are setting aside stashes of drinking water. Just in c...
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