The Pure Water Newsletter #9, 2000 Issue

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The Pure Water Newsletter
#9, 2000 Issue

"Improving the Quality of Life through the Quality of Water."
News and Views about Water and Health from http://www.purewaterinc.com/

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IN THIS ISSUE

Welcome!
Online Customer Service
Water in the News
Featured Article: How long can water be stored in plastic and still be considered safe? By Eldon C. Muehling
Distilled Water Tip
Previous Newsletter

Welcome!

Welcome to the Pure Water Newsletter brought to you by Pure Water, Inc! Every month or so we will bring you up to date on Drinking Water and Health issues surrounding your drinking water.

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Online Customer Service

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The Customers Corner is an online customer service resource for all Pure Water Brand's customers, dealing with product questions, maintenance, warranty registration, product manuals, wiring diagrams and more.
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Business Opportunity

Pure Water Brand offers a number of business opportunities to anyone wanting to get into the drinking water business. Whether you want to start a bottled water plant, a water store, or get people involved with the best drinking water systems for the home or office, Pure Water,Inc. can give you that opportunity.
http://www.purewaterinc.com/html/business_opportunities.htm

Water in the News!

(AOL Users: You may have to cut/paste the URL's below into your browser in order to view the online articles)

Yahoo - Calif. Town Sues Big Oil for MTBE Damage
The California beach city of Santa Monica said on Tuesday it is suing 18 oil companies for damages that could exceed $200 million, charging the firms polluted city drinking water wells with a possibly cancer-causing gasoline additive.
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20000620/bs/california_mtbe_dc_1.html

Free Press - Gas spill near Jackson forces 450 home owners out
Fans failed to move the muggy June air out of the Northwest High School gymnasium on Thursday or cool the tempers of residents displaced by a gasoline spill, and worried about the safety of their drinking water and the value of their homes.
http://www.freep.com/news/mich/jacks9_20000609.htm

Washington Post - Chemicals and Crime A Truly Toxic Effect
Rates of violent crime can vary tremendously between American counties. For example, one community may experience only 100 crimes per 100,000 people, while another of about the same size and population may have more than 3,000 per 100,000. Why such a huge difference?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10368-2000May26.html

CNN - Sewage water flowed in their faucets
The tap water at Zelma McCoy's house was the color of mud. Neighbor Christy Chua was bothered by the stench. "Whenever we'd take a shower it really smelled," she told CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/05/29/drinking.sewage/index.html

Yahoo - Stop Fluoride Supplements for Children Under Age 7
To avoid permanent tooth discoloration, the Canadian Dental Association advises against fluoride supplement use for children before their permanent teeth have erupted, at about 6 or 7 years old.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/000524/ny_fluorid.html

Featured Article

Dear Dr.Water: How long can water be stored in plastic and still be considered safe?

The answer to this question depends on a number of factors:

kind of plastic
sterility of the container and cap
kind of water being stored
temperature of the bottled water and
care taken after opening.

For long term storage, glass remains the material of choice, but because of the cost, availability, weight and potential for breakage of glass containers, plastic is increasingly being chosen to make storage containers for water and for many other liquids. For larger amounts of water, polycarbonate is generally considered acceptable if glass is not available. Water for consumption should never be stored in a colored container as color is an added impurity. One of the most popular plastics these days for storing smaller amounts of water (gallons, liters and half- liters) is a plastic called polyethylene terephthalate (PET or PETE). Any other plastics for storage of drinking water should be considered suspect.

One of the practical factors that makes PET such a good choice for storage containers is that it is so extremely recyclable. Today, 50% of all polyester carpeting manufactured in the U.S. comes from recycled PET bottles. More than 1.5 million pounds are recycled each day! It is easily identified on most containers by the code number 1 enclosed in a recycle triangle. In my opinion, two plastics to avoid for storage of water for consumption are Poly Vinyl Chloride and Polystyrene which are identified by the code numbers 3 and 5 respectively. They are most likely to add harmful impurities and taste to the contents and usually after only a very short time.

If the plastic does not have an identifying code, there is a simple test that can be used to help determine what kind of plastic it might be. All that is needed is a glass of water and a knife. If you put a small piece of unknown plastic in a glass of water and it sinks, it is highly probable that the plastic is polyvinyl chloride or polystyrene.

Manufacturers of PET have worked to minimize the taste that plastic might leave in water. Mineral water is known to be more susceptible to undesirable tastes, particularly from acetaldehyde which is found in trace amounts in PET after production. High purity water such as distilled is the best kind of water stored in plastic since it is sterile going in and does not contain minerals to feed stray bacteria that may be present.

If water is stored in a properly sterilized container in a cool or cold temperature away from direct sunlight, the contents should be safe and taste just fine for several months, especially if the contents have been ozonated before being bottled. Once a container is opened and someone has drunk directly from the container, it would be wise to discard the empty container for recycling or put to some non-consumptive use.

Remnants from the mouth of the person drinking directly from the container may introduce harmful micro-organisms, lipstick in some cases, and other contaminants. It is very difficult to get such containers sterile enough for reuse, especially if another party will be drinking from the reused container. Reusing such containers for drinking water storage does introduce a certain element of risk and is not generally advisable.

(Dr. Water is not an actual doctor, but is considered very educated and knowledgeable about water contaminants and distillation. If you would like to read more on Eldon Muehling's water knowledge, you can purchase his book "Pure Water Now" from Pure Water Brand (1-800-875-5915 OR 402-467-9300)

Distilled Water Tip

Tastier and More Economical Fruit & Vegetable Juices
In reconstituting any concentrated drinks with distilled water. Such as concentrated orange juice, grape juice or tomato juice, you will notice a definite improvement in the taste. It tastes much closer to the fresh product. It is also possible to stretch the volume of your finished drink if distilled water is used to reconstitute. Normally you can add about 25 percent more water and still end up with a satisfactory blend. Because the distilled water is free of chlorine there is no interaction with the chlorine and the vitamin C. Vitamin C is partially counteracted by the presence of chlorine in tap water which is frequently used to reconstitute concentrates.

For more on the benefits of pure distilled water visit http://www.purewaterinc.com/

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