Jezebel: bottled water

Is Bottled Water Making Girls "Aggressive?"

Anna N. — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:20:00 EDT

a chemical found in bottled water apparently increases "aggression" in young girls. Pretty soon they'll be playing sports, demanding raises, and speaking their minds. Better give them booze instead. [The Awl]

Don't Go Chasing Bottled Water

Dodai — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:30:00 EDT

Dasani, which is tap water bottled by Coca-Cola, will now use Chilli from TLC to pitch their refreshment to black people as a beauty product. [Brandweek]

A two-year study conducted by the Environmental...

Maria — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:20:00 EDT

A two-year study conducted by the Environmental Working Group has found that some bottled water has the same level of contaminants as tap water. Two brands that were found to have high levels of chlorine byproducts were Sam's Choice, a brand sold by Wal-Mart and Acadia, a brand sold by Giant Food. Tests conducted found that each of the brands had a concentration of 35 ppb of chlorine. (California requires 10 ppb or less and the International Bottled Water Association makes 10 ppb its guideline.) All of the brands tested met federal health standards for drinking water, but the study still challenges the perception that bottled water is purer than tap water. [MSNBC, Image via Flickr.]

Tastes Like Slobber

Maria — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:20:00 EDT

What happens when you cross an over-saturated bottled water market with a Japanese person whose loose understanding of English isn't going to stop them from slapping it on everything? You get Pet Sweat. Mm, sounds...disgusting? Well, we can only hope that this is the result of an English mix-up for water marketed for pets and not, you know, actual bottled sweat from puppies. On second thought, who would buy bottled water for pets anyways? Surely nothing this absurd would happen in America, right? Right? (Image via WOW.) [WOW]