Alabama Water Quality Information System

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	1.-		Are bottled sports drinks classified as bottled water?


	2.-		Are there environmental issues associated with the bottled water industry?


	3.-		Can a sales representative produce a yellow scum in good quality tap water by just placing electrodes in the water and running an electric current between them?


	4.-		Can consumers be tricked into purchasing water treatment devices they do not really need?


	5.-		Can magnetism, electrical energy, light energy, or special types of catalysts be used to create a specially clustered form of water that has health benefits?


	6.-		Can smoke from a fire cause rainfall?


	7.-		Do specially structured forms (clusters) of water give water unusual health benefits?


	8.-		Do the catalytic water treatment units promoted for scale control of hard water really work?


	9.-		Do water molecules exist in special clusters that can be controlled?


	10.-		Does bottled water taste better than most public tap water supplies?


	11.-		Does drinking bottled water with added oxygen provide enhanced athletic performance?


	12.-		Does water dousing really work?


	13.-		Does water have medicinal benefits?


	14.-		How are chemical scare tactics used to sell consumers water treatment equipment they may not need?


	15.-		How can consumers recognize and protect themselves from fraudulent sales (scams) associated with drinking water treatment devices?


	16.-		How can drinking water be used as a health quackery scam?


	17.-		How can fraudulent companies using the Internet get away with making false claims about water treatment devices that do not work?


	18.-		How do Americans feel about private corporations taking over the water industry in the United States?


	19.-		How does the quality of public tap water and bottled water compare?


	20.-		How may Consumer Confidence Reports be used to sell consumers water treatment devices for their public water supply?


	21.-		How much does a gallon of bottled water cost in comparison to tap water?


	22.-		How much petroleum is consumed in producing plastic for bottled water sold in the United States?


	23.-		How will our youth in the United States view bottled water in the future?


	24.-		I have read promotional literature marketing special drinking water treatment devices that produce oscillations or vibrations in water molecules and that this can energize water and also prevent scale formation from hard water. Do such devices work?


	25.-		I have read that radioactive devices were designed to purposely produce radon water for human consumption during the early 1900s. Were such devices approved by the American Medical Association?


	26.-		I have seen a lot of information about the use of magnetic water conditioners to reduce scale formation associated with hard water. Do these devices really work?


	27.-		I have seen claims of health benefits from drinking �oxygen stabilized� water that supposedly contains more oxygen in a form that the body can use. Claims are that this water helps fight infectious diseases and helps rid the body of toxins. Is there any validity to these claims?


	28.-		I have seen information on a number of alternative hard water treatment devices marketed to reduce scaling from hard water. Do any of these devices actually reduce calcium and magnesium levels in hard water or are they scams?


	29.-		I read somewhere that drinking water with radon in it was once considered to have health benefits. Is this true?


	30.-		I was exposed to a sales pitch on purchasing a water treatment unit that magnetizes water to improve cell hydration. Does this system have any real benefit?

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This website was developed by the ACES Water Quality Team, under the leadership of Dr. James E. Hairston. It is funded, in part, by USDA-CSREES water quality grant support under Section 406 of the Agricultural Research, Extension and Education Reform Act of 1998.