According to a recent study by the Panhellenic Center for Ecological Research (PAKOE), at least one in ten bottled water contains microorganisms dangerous to health.

Based on a recent study, it was found that the bottled water storage facilities do not maintain the temperature below 18 ° C (but are stored at ambient temperatures of 30 ° and 38 ° C), but also the fact that in many supermarkets the storage areas are close in refrigerators and cooling machines with the result that the water is heated. The actual problem is that exposing bottled water to such high temperatures can increase its microbial load.

Studies by the Universities of Thrace and Patras, conducted in part from 1995 to 2003 and from 2004 to 2008, and which examined approximately 1,700 bottles of commercially available water, identified pseudomonas, coliforms and colonies of microorganisms that may cause urinary tract and respiratory infections, gastroenteritis and other health problems.

Another problem with bottled water is that it is stored in plastic bottles made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET). PET is made from fossil fuels (gas and oil). Research has shown that PET chemicals are filtered in water. The University of Heidelberg has found that the longer water remains in the bottle, the higher the water content of unhealthy chemicals.

In addition, bottled water is also anti-ecological… Every time we open a bottle of water we have to think that to make it (its plastic part) it uses oil. To transport the bottle to the final consumer (via ships, trucks, etc.) it consumes oil again. When the final consumer drinks his water, the bottle most often ends up in the trash and not in the recycling. If it is not thrown in the trash, it will be thrown (by the unconscious) into the environment, contaminating it for at least over 300-400 years (it does so much to melt a bottle of water). If it goes in the trash and is buried in a landfill, wait at least 1000 years for it to melt. In the rubbish if incinerated, then the material from which it is made (PET) releases bleach into gas and heavy metals, which are highly toxic. If it ends up being recycled, in many countries it is not recycled there, but transported to other countries for breakdown (extra oil for transportation). Water is necessary for us to live. But it does not need to be bottled.

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