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Drinking water, which includes bottled water, may fairly be expected to consist of at least a small amount of some impurities. The presence of contaminants will not necessarily indicate that water poses a health risk. More info about contaminants and potential health results can be obtained by getting in touch with the USEPA’s A safe drinking water supply Hotline (1-800-426- 4791). The sources of water to drink (both tap and bottled water) incorporate rivers, lakes, channels, ponds, reservoirs, suspension springs and wells. Because the water travels within the surface of the property or through the floor, it can dissolve naturally occurring minerals and radioactive material and can get substances resulting from the existence of animals or by human activity. Contaminants which may be present in source drinking water include: --Microbial pollution, such as viruses and bacteria, which, will come from sewage treatment plants, septic devices, agricultural livestock businesses and wildlife; --Inorganic contaminants such as debris and metals which is often naturally occurring or derive from urban stormwater runoff, industrial or home wastewater discharges, gas and oil production, mining or perhaps farming; --Pesticides and herbicides, which may are derived from a variety of sources including agriculture, urban stormwater runoff and non commercial uses; --Organic substance contaminants, including artificial and volatile organic and natural chemicals which are by-products of industrial processes and petroleum production and may also come from gasoline stations, urban stormwater runoff and septic devices; --Radioactive contaminants that can be naturally- occurring or perhaps be the result of coal and oil production and exploration activities. To make sure that tap water is safe to imbibe, USEPA prescribes restrictions that limit the number of certain contaminants in water provided by general public water systems. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION regulations establish limitations for contaminants found in bottled water, which need to provide the same safety for public health..

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