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| Material Type: | Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource |
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| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Frank Chapelle |
| ISBN: | 0813536146 9780813536149 |
| OCLC Number: | 56920850 |
| Description: | xvi, 279 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | I: A history of bottled water -- water from the heart: Why Americans drink bottled water -- Myths and mysteries: the geology of springs -- Medicines and miracles: the chemistry of spring waters -- The urns of Cana: evolution of the bottle -- Hidden life, hidden death: the microbiology of bottled water -- II: The business of bottled water -- The winds of fashion: a history of drinking water -- Paying dues: the bottled water business -- The battle of ice mountain: bottled water and the law -- III: An endless sea -- An endless sea: regional geology and the variety of spring waters -- Granites and glaciers: the northeast -- The land of springs: Florida -- Desert crossings: the southwest -- Silver clouds below: California and the Pacific northwest -- Zen and the art of water quality: what makes "good" water good? |
| Responsibility: | Francis H. Chapelle ; illustrations by Katy Flynn Brown. |
| More information: | Table of contents |
Abstract:
"As Francis H. Chapelle reveals in this informative volume, a complex story of geology, hydrology, and history lies behind every bottle of spring water. The book chronicles the history of the bottled water industry in America from its beginnings in Europe hundreds of years ago to the present day. Subsequent chapters describe the chemical characteristics that make some waters desirable, and provide an overview of the geologic circumstances that produce them. Wellsprings explains how these geologic conditions vary throughout the country, and how this affects the kinds and quality of bottled water that are available. Finally, Chapelle shows how the bottled water industry uses this natural history, together with the perceived health benefits of spring waters, to market its products."--BOOK JACKET.
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