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LOCATION	CALL #	STACK#	STATUS
Central Library Closed Stacks (Loans Desk)	TD223 Cha 2005	Q24995	REQUEST ITEM

1	Water from the heart : why Americans drink bottled water	3
2	Myths and mysteries : the geology of springs	19
3	Medicines and miracles : the chemistry of spring waters	41
4	The urns of Cana : evolution of the bottle	62
5	Hidden life, hidden death : the microbiology of bottled water	80
6	The winds of fashion : a history of drinking water	101
7	Paying dues : the bottled water business	116
8	The battle of ice mountain : bottled water and the law	135
9	An endless sea : regional geology and the variety of spring waters	155
10	Granites and glaciers : the Northeast	172
11	The land of springs : Florida	187
12	Desert crossings : the Southwest	205
13	Silver clouds below : California and the Pacific Northwest	224
14	Zen and the art of water quality : what makes "good" water good?	241

Descrip.	xvi, 279 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliog.	Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-265) and index.
Summary	"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.
Subject	Bottled water -- United States -- History.
	Drinking water -- United States.
	Water-supply -- United States.
ISBN	0813536146 (hardcover : alk. paper)