United States and other countries. But drinking water from plastic bottles is a
really bad idea. First of all, plastic water bottles are a huge
environmental problem accounting for large amounts of plastic in the landfills
and in water-ways. There is also the issue that some companies remove
large amounts of mineral water from natural springs and ground water aquifers.
Streams and other sources are becoming threatened by this heavy removal of
water for bottling purposes.
Secondly, water from plastic bottles is not healthy. If you think bottled
water is better, here is a fact that just might change your mind. The U.S. Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) is the regulatory agency at the federal level for
bottled water. Bottled water may have certain amounts of fecal coli forms
which are bacteria that are normally found in the colons of humans and animals
and become a serious contaminant when found in the food or water supply. Click Here: http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/nbw.asp
not allow fecal coli forms in city water. Click here to see the chart:
http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/bw/table1.html
Third, plastic accumulates in the body similarly to the way heavy metals are filtered and
stored. Chemicals in plastic are widely known to mimic the human hormone estrogen. At this point, very little research has investigated the effects of bisphenol A on humans. Based on the limited number of studies that have examined everyday contact bisphenol A, this chemical may increase the risk of miscarriages and polycystic ovarian syndrome, a condition that can cause
infertility, ovarian cysts, and baldness in women.
In animals however, bisphenol A has been widely researched. In the more than 150 studies on the effects of very low doses of bisphenol A in animals, the chemical has been linked to obesity, prostate and mammary gland cancers, early onset of puberty, reproductive-organ defects, reduced sperm counts, altered mammary glands, and difficulty getting pregnant. Scientists also found that low doses of bisphenol A received prenatally had lasting effects throughout an animal's
lifespan.
Special interests groups have conducted high dose studies that have allowed them to make claims contrary to low dose studies.
There are many ways to skip the bottled water and help the environment and your health. Here are a few ways:
1.Find a reusable and washable bottle. Preferably glass to take your water in.
2. Use a glass lined thermos which can keep drinks cold as well as hot.
3. Install a filter at your tap water source.
The sad story is, companies targeted the water market and led us to believe that bottled water was "Better" for us and water at the tap was "Bad" for us. Their marketing plan worked!
The Story of Bottled Water
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se12y9hSOM0
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I sure hope this works as I always feel as if I am going to break something when posting pictures.Here is a bottle in the tub with some herbs.
So... I drill a very small hole in the cap and screw it back on the bottle, I cut a hole in the bottom of the bottle that my hose will fit to fill it. Not so much that the water evaporates easily. Plant in the garden near your plant of choice with the cap in the ground. You can bury them pretty deep if you don't like to see them but the plants grow quickly and cover them up usually.
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Picture 3: Newspaper lining
Picture 4: Pull the wick through the newspaper
Picture 5: Adding soil and working the wick into the soil
Picture 6: Final soil Fill
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Picture 8: Plant your seeds
Picture 9: Incubation bottle method
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