The news that there are a host of pharmaceuticals in our drinking water has got everyone talking about water. I agree with Stats Blog that we should chill out until there is more information available. Switching to bottled water doesn’t make a whole lot of sense:
- In many cases bottled water is just reconstituted tap water,
- The bottles leach worse chemicals (phthalates) into your water,
- Bottled water is not as strictly regulated as tap water,
- Producing, transporting, and disposing of all those plastic bottles is bad for the environment.
I’ll stick with tap water and my Sigg bottle for now. On that note Angry Toxicologist reports from Seattle that Bisphenol A still sucks, so stay away from those Nalgene bottles. More on plastic water bottle types here, metal or glass is still the best bet.
If you really want to learn about water check out EWG and NRDC, and EHSO.
Edit: I meant to link to Angry Toxicologist here.
How do you like your Sigg bottle? I have always used Nalgene bottles…not sure what to use anymore!
I love it. I actually have 2, a .6 liter and a 1 liter.
Pros:
Small opening is easy to drink out of. Nice form factor. Decent thermal properties – keeps stuff cold for a while. Opaque, no worries about light exposure over time.
Cons:
Since it is solid, it can be hard to tell how full it is when filling it up. And they do get dented, though I like it – gives it character.