To stay safe and avoid falling ill on your well earned holiday take a look through this brief guide to the best and worst of drinking water around the world.
Safest water to drink in the world.
According to the united states environmental protection agency epa public drinking water systems consist of community and non community systems.
Drinking water also known as potable water is water that is safe to drink or to use for food preparation the amount of drinking water required to maintain good health varies and depends on physical activity level age health related issues and environmental conditions.
If you don t live in the new york city area you might be surprised to learn that the big crowded congested city has some of the purest and safest drinking water in the world.
A new report assesses the accessibility availability and quality of drinking water across the world.
And though certain bottled water brands may have you thinking otherwise the archipelago s tap water is actually not safe to drink.
Drinking water benefits for your health no matter the type.
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If you re traveling the world to quench your thirst for travel the centers for disease control cdc recommends quenching your actual thirst with care.
One of the happiest countries in the world tap water in denmark is better than the bottled water in many places.
Most of the taps in the country have perfectly safe drinking water and when it is not potable it is explicitly indicated.
Even in the restaurants and cafes the water served is the tap water unless you specify.
The good news is there are plenty of countries that boast excellent quality drinking water that s almost as good if not better than the bottled kind.
For instance the ewg environmental working group did a 5 year study looking at the quality of us tap water.
The results showed that tap water supplied to all 50 states contained over 500 different contaminants.
A community water system cws supplies water to the same population year round.
Americans on average drink one litre of water per day and 95 drink less than three litres per day.
According to recent data from u s.
News world report fiji is the fifth most sought after honeymoon destination in the world.
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Tap water is generally safe to drink but some recent studies raise cause for concern.
There s a good chance the water you drink on a plane could contain fecal bacteria globehunters released a helpful infographic based on information from the cdc about where tourists should and shouldn t drink tap water around the world.