Comparing The Bacteriological Quality Of Ice And Pastime

In fact 22% of test water bottle brands had chemical contaminants higher than the state limit (ABC, 1). So why do Americans think bottled water is so great? Maybe it’s because of how much companies advertise the product, advertising expenses for bottled water totaled $61 million in 2012 ("International Bottled Water Association" 1). Whatever the reason may be, bottled water is the second most popular beverage in the U.S.A., and more and more bottles of water are being produced and distributed this very second.

Conclusion- The salt melted the ice the fastest, melting 50 mL of ice. the water came up in second nothing 35 ml of ice. The sugar made it at 3rd melting 25 ml. In the last but not least nothing made it at for melting away 15 mL of ice in conclusion my hypothesis this was wrong. If sugar came in second it would have been right but it did not. That is because salt is largest, sugar is the smallest solid, water is made of tiny particles of hydrogen and oxygen compressed, and nothing is just air.

Water is essential to life, scientific fact, not debatable (Tracy). More than half of all Americans drink bottled water; about a third of the public consumes it regularly (Olsen). Many drink or buy bottled water simply because they believe it is of better quality, cleaner, and better tasting. On the contrary, several individuals do not know the cons of drinking bottled water. Today, there are many misconceptions and myths about bottled water. Many people are uneducated about what goes into our bottles and how it not only affects us but also our environment. In the article “The New Oil” by Jeneen Interlandi and Ryan Tracy they discuss the issues that have to do with water and the privatization of it. They believe there is a crisis and something has to be done. Due to the cost, pollution, shortage, and health issues, bottled water should be outlawed. Water should not be controlled by water bottle companies and should not be allowed to be sold in plastic bottles.

This science fair project is important in ways that people should use to form certain things that could help people see that there is a better conservation of goods. This could help better the community by using different substances from housing areas then put them to use. The freezing point Is determined by how much of particles were broken down In the mixture. When its in freezing point the potential of that solution will be equal in both states. Also this project would solve certain issues people may have with freezing water in different ways. This could help scientist figure out what and how the freezing point of water could help preserve the goods that we use in everyday life. In everyday life people freeze stuff but what if there was a way to freeze things without using just coolness but other tempatures. Also if people would consider using salt and sugar to tell if there is a difference I’m tempature it could spark a new way to do things in this economic system we have.

For people, drinking a clean water is a crucial component in staying healthy. However, in some cases, people have been unable to drink clean water due to industrialization and several other causes that pollute the drinking water. Furthermore, one big reason why some people in the United States have been unable to drink clean water is the outdated, or the unqualified water treatment and water distribution systems. Consequently, there are numerous cases involving people who became sick after drinking polluted water. An example of this can be found from the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, in which the local residents have been reportedly getting sick after drinking lead-contaminated water. This crisis drew a significant amount of attention to the drinking water quality in the United States. As a result, numbers of both private and federal organizations have started taking actions to improve the poor drinking water conditions that

Ideally, all major sources of potable water should be safe and contain reasonable levels of contaminants/additives due to the passing of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) in 1974. Although the SDWA has gone through numerous changes over the years to accommodate for the widening body of knowledge concerning drinking water safety, its main purpose is to set legal limits of harmful substances and encourage reasonable monitoring of said substances. The EPA cannot and does not directly monitor the levels of harmful substances in drinking water, but it does require strict monitoring (including reports when fecal contamination is detected) and regulates water sources to ensure the safety of the public.

According to Hannah Ellsbury (2013), “The energy squandered on using bottled water would be sufficient to power a hundred and ninety thousand homes”. In 1621, the idea of bottled water first originated in the United Kingdom. Therefore, global consumption of bottled water reached seventy-four and seven billion gallons in 2014. The largest consumer in the world of bottled water is U.S. comes next Mexico, China, and Brazil. Some individuals argue that drinking bottled water has many risks in different aspects. However, this paper argues that people should not only drink bottled water.

Ameribev sums it up nicely, “Bottled water is the purest, safest, and cleanest water possible”

In US, in 1983 itself government was planning to release Ice-minus bacteria into the environment. But it was halted due to some security reasons and thinking that we should thoroughly examine these GMO's before releasing them in the environment. The Pseudomonas syringae is a naturally occurring bacteria and people believe it is involved in rain formation and it harbors a gene which can form ice crystals. By isolating the gene scientist has removed some part of the gene so that it cannot form ice, so it has name as ice-minus. Now they felt that if you introduce this into the plants, it will produce frost free plants, but no one knows that is the long term complications it will give rise.

Many people will think or say, “But, many people rely on bottled water for their source of water!” This is true,

Another reason why water may be polluted is because the prices of water are too low which allows us to abuse and waste it, and use it excessively and incorrectly. As Louie Glinzak said in The Case for Water Privatization, “The study analyzed the prices charged by water utilities in 132 major cities worldwide and found that 39 percent of water utilities had average tariffs that are set too low to cover basic operation and maintenance costs.” We see here that the low prices can’t even cover the expenses of cleaning our water. Unsafe water causes many diseases and even deaths! “12 million people die annually. 3 million children die each year of a water-related disease that could have been prevented” (Segerfeldt).

H2O, is made up of two simple atoms, hydrogen and two oxygen, both make up an essential element for survival to all spans of life on Earth. Water, is used to help make bonds in the human body, cushions and nourishes the brain, it also helps maintain the correct body temperature, just to name a few critical importance of safe drinking water. Drinking Water Safely, written by Jill Adams, on July 15, 2016, is a current article on the water crisis in Flint, Michigan and the concerns of safe drinking water in the United States. Having water flow up to our homes at the second we need it, is a luxury, however having safe water is a necessity.

Have you ever had any concerns about bottled water? Do you think that bottled water consumption should be banned? Bottled water is water packed in plastic containers and sold for human consumption (Health Canada, 2013). Currently, the amount of bottled water consumed has increased considerably since many people feel it is safer drinking bottled water than tap water (Parent and Wrong, 2014). According to The Statistics Portal, the global sale of bottled water took a leap from 161, 589 to 181, 608 liters from 2009 to 2011. Only in the United States, each American citizen consumed around 32 gallons of bottled water in 2013, thus meaning an equivalent growth of 15, 94% over 2009 (The Statistics Portal, 2014). In fact, due to good portability, bottled water has been helpful in both simple and complex situations such as daily exercises and natural disasters. Even though having those few considerable advantages, bottled water still have been less beneficial; especially due to the negative impacts in the socio-economic, health and environmental fields.

There are basically three ways that water is privatized; bottled water, municipal services and bulk water sales. As a consumer of bottled water I wanted to research further and find out the truth about it. What I discovered was that we as consumers have been fooled by these water corporations. To begin with the cost of bottled water is two thousand times more than tap water. I found it absolutely ludicrous that we are willing to pay such a high price for bottled water considering it costs close to nothing to drink water from the tap. In reality, as I found out, most bottled water which we believe comes from some exotic spring is actually filtered tap water from a U.S. city. According to Food & Water Watch one third of all bottled water comes from a public water source. #4

Few resources are essential to human survival. Access to clean water is the most critical of all. Water is a vital resource responsible for sustaining all life on earth. However, clean water is in short supply, but in high demand in all parts of the world. It is thought that most Americans have access to safe, affordable, clean water right from their taps. However, the media is uncovering the true nature of America’s deteriorating water situation. Americans have reason to be seriously concerned about the state of their drinking water. So what really is on tap in America?