Bottled & sold : the story behind our obsession with bottled water / Peter H. Gleick.
By: Gleick, Peter H [author].
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TextPublisher: Washington, DC : Island Press, c2010Description: xiii, 211 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 1610911628 (pbk); 9781610911627 (pbk).Other title: Bottled and sold : the story behind our obsession with bottled water.Subject(s): Drinking water | Bottled water -- Social aspects | Bottled water industry -- Social aspectsDDC classification: 663 GLE | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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KH8 Senior School Library Non Fiction | Non-Fiction | 663 GLE (Browse shelf) | Available | 3KHSL000101009 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-202) and index.
Preface -- Chapter 1: War on tap water -- Chapter 2: Fear of the tap -- Chapter 3: Selling unwholesome provisions -- Chapter 4: If it's called "Arctic spring," why is it from Florida? -- Chapter 5: Cachet of spring water -- Chapter 6: Taste of water -- Chapter 7: Hidden cost of convenience -- Chapter 8: Selling bottled water: the modern medicine show -- Chapter 9: Drinking bottled water: sin or salvation? -- Chapter 10: Revolt: the growing campaign against bottled water -- Chapter 11: Green water? The effort to produce ethical bottled water -- Chapter 12: Future of water -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.
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