{"id":104839740,"date":"2008-04-28T10:09:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-28T10:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=104839740"},"modified":"2008-04-28T10:09:00","modified_gmt":"2008-04-28T10:09:00","slug":"mount-washington-water-tasting-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=104839740","title":{"rendered":"Mount Washington Water Tasting Results"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nThis morning [4\/27] the Mount Washington Green Club held a water-tasting. We
\ncompared the tastes of three bottled waters (Evian, Fiji, and Deer Park)
\nwith Mount Washington tap water in two forms (straight from the tap, run
\nthrough a filter). Each water was labeled only with a letter, so we did
\nnot know which water we were tasting until scores were given and the
\ncomparison was completed. Here are the results (high scores represent
\nthe best taste):\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Mt. Washington Tap (filtered) <\/p>\n39<\/p>\n
Deer Park <\/p>\n30<\/p>\n
Fiji <\/p>\n29<\/p>\n
Evian <\/p>\n28<\/p>\n
Mt. Washington Tap <\/p>\n17
\n<\/table>\n

\nThe Mt. Washington tap water that was run through a water pitcher with a
\ncarbon filter received the highest score. Deer Park water, which is
\nlocally bottled, received a score slightly above that off Evian and
\nFiji, which are bottled in very distant locations. Unfiltered Mt.
\nWashington tap water came in last.\n<\/p>\n

\nSo for the best tasting water (and probably the healthiest), we are
\nrecommending running our local tap water through a carbon filter. For
\nour test, we used a Pur water pitcher like the one pictured here<\/a>.
\nThey seem to run from about $10 to $30 and the filters have to be
\nchanged periodically.\n<\/p>\n

\nWe also want to remind everyone that besides being expensive (Fiji water
\nis usually over $2.00 a quart), bottled water creates a trash problem.
\nIn the recent cleanup of Western Run, a large percentage of the trash
\ntaken from the stream area was empty plastic water bottles.
\nTransporting water bottled in distant locations like the island of Fiji
\nor Evian, France also seems like a terrible use of resources and
\nprobably contributes to global warming.\n<\/p>\n

\nSo we would like to encourage everyone to choose filtered tap water over
\nbottled water, and locally bottled water over water bottled at distant
\nlocations. Thanks!\n<\/p>\n


\nhttps:\/\/groups.google.com\/group\/mount-washington-green-club\/browse_thread\/thread\/2421cb6a430c608c?hl=en<\/a>oldId.20080428100921428<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This morning [4\/27] the Mount Washington Green Club held a water-tasting. We compared the tastes of three bottled waters (Evian, Fiji, and Deer Park) with Mount Washington tap water in two forms (straight from the tap, run through a filter). Each water was labeled only with a letter, so we did not know which water … <\/p>\n

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