Types of Water (Part 1)
The public drinking water fall into two groups that are bottled water and “tap water.” In turn are distinguished packaged mineral, spring and prepared. Each one has characteristics both in its origin and its distribution.
For drinking water can be classified into two main groups are the public drinking water and bottled drinking water, divided into water tables or natural mineral water, spring water and drinking water ready.
2. Public drinking water
The public drinking water is that water is not packaged for human consumption or incorporated into industrial food products. Is commonly known as “Tap water” and takes the supply to homes and local communities through public anbastecimiento network.
They must meet the health requirements of absence of microbiological contamination, parasitological and chemistry. It is extracted from reservoirs or groundwater through wells. Normally undergo purification processes using chlorine, ozone, etc..
3. Bottled drinking water
The bottled drinking water, as we have seen include water table or natural mineral water, spring water and drinking water ready.
3.1. Table waters and natural mineral
Pets such as water table or natural mineral water bottled water those that are taken daily as a beverage. According to the WHO should be unpolluted waters beyond their normal viable bacteria, parasites or other pathogens and uncontaminated by chemicals.
They must come from an underground source that erupt from a natural spring or perforated. May require physical treatments such as oxygen decanting or filtration for the separation of undesirable natural elements. It allows the addition or removal of carbon dioxide. But it prohibited the use of chemicals for disinfection or modification of its microbial content.
Contain at source or after wrapping at least 1,000 mg of dissolved salts or 250 ml. free CO2 per kilogram (low mineralization) and have healthy properties. They also offer a guarantee of constant composition. All this should be recognized by the relevant authorities. Ingestion is not subject to any limitation there being a maximum of consumption. Not be regarded as table waters artificially gassed those seltzer water or soda water.