Water bottle
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A water bottle is a container used to hold water for consumption. This allows an individual to transport or carry the bottled water from one place to another. A water bottle is usually made of plastic, glass, or metal, and so most can be recycled. Water bottles can be single use, returnable, or reusable. Water bottles are used for drinking water, carbonated water, mineral water or distilled water. Water bottles can be refilled with water or other fluids such as orange juice, iced tea or soft drinks.
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[edit] Types of water bottles
[edit] Plastic water bottles
The benefits of plastic bottles are that they are inexpensive, transparent, and shatter resistant. Depending on the specific plastic construction, however, there may be questions regarding the safety of some of the chemicals in the plastic and how those interact with the water.
Consumers have been warned about using warm water in some Polycarbonate bottles because of potential leaching of harmful chemicals into the water. One study concluded that water inside cloudy or scratched bottles is more vulnerable to contamination from phthalates or bisphenol A, commonly abbreviated as BPA.[1] Phthalates are being phased out of many products in the United States, Canada, and the European Union over health concerns. A 2010 report from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) raised further concerns regarding exposure of fetuses, infants and young children to bisphenol A.[2] In September 2010, Canada became the first country to declare BPA a toxic substance.[3][4]
[edit] Metal water bottles
Metal water bottles have gained popularity. People often clean the bottles before refilling. Many companies of metal water bottles make them out of aluminum.
[edit] Filtering water bottles
Some bottles now filter water by taking out some impurities and particulates from tap water.
[edit] See also
- Reuse of water bottles
- Beverage can
- Bottled water
- Carboy
- Sipper water bottle, a water dispenser for pets
[edit] References
- ^ The Toxic Sandbox:The Truth about Environmental Toxins and Our Children's Health. Perigee. 2007. pp. 93, 94. ISBN 039953363X, 9780399533631. http://books.google.com/books?id=y_Xx_e6QpnEC&lpg=PA93&dq=%22water%20bottle%22%20plastic%20toxins&pg=PA93#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
- ^ "Update on Bisphenol A for Use in Food Contact Applications: January 2010". U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 15 January 2010. http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/PublicHealthFocus/ucm197739.htm. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
- ^ Canada Gazette Part II 144 (21): 1806–18. October 29, 2010. http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2010/2010-10-13/pdf/g2-14421.pdf.
- ^ Martin Mittelstaedt (13 October 2010). "Canada first to declare bisphenol A toxic". The Globe and Mail. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canada-first-to-declare-bisphenol-a-toxic/article1755272/.
