Bottlemania - Elizabeth Royte [99]
General information from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on tap water:
www.epa.gov/safewater and www.epa.gov/OGWDW/faq/faq.html
The Environmental Working Group on contaminants in tap water:
http://www.ewg.org/tapwater/findings.php
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) on contaminants in tap water:
http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/fdrinkingwater.pdf
The EPA on testing for contaminants in well water:
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/privatewells/index2.html
An NRDC report on tap-water quality and compliance:
http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/uscities/pdf/chap02.pdf
The U.S. Geological Survey on “emerging contaminants” in drinking water:
http://toxics.usgs.gov/regional/emc/index.html
Information from the Consumer Federation of America on contaminants of concern for vulnerable populations:
http://www.consumerfed.org/pdfs/vulnpop.pdf
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on preventing cryptosporidiosis in vulnerable populations:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/cryptosporidiosis/factsht_crypto_prevent_ci.htm
The Campaign for Safe and Affordable Drinking Water’s “Making Sense of ‘Right to Know’ Reports”:
http://www.safe-drinking-water.org/pdf/makesense.pdf
The Department of Health and Human services on the health effects of possible water contaminants:
www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxpro2.html
To find a state-certified lab to test your water, see:
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/labs/index.html or call the Safe Drinking Water Hotline, 800-426-4791. For more information on when or what to test for, see http://www.epa.gov/safewater/faq/pdfs/fs_homewatertesting.pdf.
Physicians for Social Responsibility fact sheets on safe drinking water:
http://www.psr.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Safe_Drinking_Water_main
On tap-water filters:
From Food and Water Watch:
http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/water/know-your-water/homewater-filters/tap-water-filtration-guide
From Grist magazine:
http://www.grist.org/advice/possessions/2004/05/04/mcrandle-bottled/index.html
From Consumer Reports (May 2007), a primer on water-filter types:
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/home-garden/kitchen/waterfilters/water-filters-5-07/types/0507_filter_types.htm (recommendations and ratings available by subscription only)
FDA definitions of different types of bottled water:
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~acrobat/botwatr.pdf
How to purify water in an emergency:
http://www.wikihow.com/Purify-Water
Fluoride in your tap water?
In favor: http://www.cdc.gov/fluoridation/
Opposed: http://www.fluoridealert.org
To learn more about water and privatization:
The Alliance for Democracy: http://www.thealliancefordemocracy.org/water/
Blue Planet Project: www.blueplanetproject.net
Corporate Accountability International: www.stopcorporateabuse.org
Defending Water in Maine: www.defendingwaterinmaine.org
Food and Water Watch: http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org
H2O for ME: http://www.h2oforme.com
McCloud Watershed Council: http://mccloudwatershedcouncil.org
Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation: http://www.savemiwater.org
The Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment and Security: http://www.pacinst.org
The Polaris Institute: www.polarisinstitute.org
Save Our Groundwater: www.saveourgroundwater.org
The Sierra Club’s Water Privatization Taskforce: http://www.sierraclub.org/committees/cac/water/
Sweetwater Alliance: http://www.waterissweet.org
Water Dividend Trust: http://www.waterdividendtrust.com
Water Waves: http://waterwaves.org/Site/Welcome.html
Organizations working to protect public waterways:
American Rivers: www.americanrivers.org
American Whitewater: www.americanwhitewater.org
Clean Water Action: www.cleanwateraction.org
Clean Water Network: http://www.cleanwaternetwork.org
Clearwater Hudson River Sloop: www.clearwater.org
Conservation International: www.conservation.org
Earth Justice: www.earthjustice.org/our_work/issues/water/