Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ucla-cs.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!prls!amdimage!amdcad!decwrl!decvax!tektronix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!trwrb!trwrba!cepu!ucla-cs!flowers From: flowers@ucla-cs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.med Subject: Re: Distilled water as drinking water Message-ID: <6508@ucla-cs.ARPA> Date: Tue, 6-Aug-85 16:13:27 EDT Article-I.D.: ucla-cs.6508 Posted: Tue Aug 6 16:13:27 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 12-Aug-85 21:26:12 EDT References: <1806@amdahl.UUCP> <1@drusd.UUCP> <717@cadovax.UUCP> Reply-To: flowers@ucla-cs.UUCP (Margot Flowers) Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department Lines: 14 Keywords: distilled water, drinking water, spring water, pollution Summary: Expires: Sender: Followup-To: Distribution: In article <717@cadovax.UUCP> bob@cadovax.UUCP (Bob "Kat" Kaplan) writes: >I've heard that regardless of the type of water you get (distilled, >spring, etc.), if it comes in a polyvinyl-chloride bottle (like most >major water suppliers provide) instead of a glass bottle (like they used >to have until someone decided they were too heavy), the quality of the >water is compromised. Something about PVC molecules being freed and >mixing in the water. > >I don't know anything about chemistry. Does this sound plausible? >Has anyone else heard this? I tried a few different "bottled" waters (bottled in plastic) and had to give up because I could not stomach the plastic taste (not everyone could taste it) . So something must be getting in the water.