[CPEO-MEF] Bottled water

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Perchlorate scares put pressure on bottlers

By PETER WARD
Lowell Sun (MA)
October 11, 2004 

WESTFORD When Ken Winchester was told his private well was tainted with
perchlorate, the first thing he did was arrange to have bottled water home-delivered.

He chose Poland Spring, which was lucky for him because the company
began testing its water supplies for perchlorate more than a year ago.

But bottled water companies aren't required to test for perchlorate, a
chemical harmful to human health that's found in the ingredients of
blasting materials. 

Nevertheless, the water companies' sales and reputations depend on a
pure product, and toward that end, have taken steps to keep perchlorate
away from their sources. 

...

for the entire article, see
http://www.lowellsun.com/Stories/0,1413,105~4746~2459959,00.html

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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