3M to end 'forever chemicals' output at cost of up to $2.3B

Re:3M to end 'forever chemicals' output at cost of up to $2.3B by wongarsu on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @04:38AM (#34078524)

This varies by market. In the US, they just bottle tap water. In Europe this is really unusual, bottled water uses their own wells with different requirements and regulations. For example a stable mineral concentration and taste is very important for mineral water, but of secondary concern for tap water. Also tap water might come from surface water (rivers etc) while mineral water doesn't.

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Re:3M to end 'forever chemicals' output at cost of up to $2.3B by KptMarchewa on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @05:27AM (#34078880)

In Poland, there's "mineral water" where it needs to fulfill those requirements, and "spring water" that is basically bottled tap water. The first one costs like 0,5$ for 1,5L , while second one can be bought for as low as 0,2$.

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Re:3M to end 'forever chemicals' output at cost of up to $2.3B by Semaphor on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @06:21AM (#34079219)

Germany has mineral water and table water. Table water is the bottled tap water.

Though where I live, even table water would be better than unfiltered tap water. Not because of health concerns (I actually had my tap water lab tested as the building is from the 60s), but because of limescale in the kettle and disgust on my tastebuds ;)

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Re:3M to end 'forever chemicals' output at cost of up to $2.3B by RajT88 on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @10:39AM (#34082068)

Does the preferences for the qualities bottled water in Germany have any intersection with the history of public springs emitting carbonated mineral water?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHvj0MJw7z4

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Re:3M to end 'forever chemicals' output at cost of up to $2.3B by Semaphor on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @10:56AM (#34082319)

I have no idea, but I also prefer uncarbonated water ;)

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Re:3M to end 'forever chemicals' output at cost of up to $2.3B by wongarsu on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @03:36PM (#34086071)

You mean if everyone else's preference for flat water is linked to their springs emitting flat water?

After the world seems to be in agreement that CocaCola and most lemonades are best served carbonated. But for water there's this weird schizm over carbonation.

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