Have you ever wondered what is in the water you drink? Probably not. Anyways there are some things in the water you drink. You might not even know they would put that in water. Take fluoride for instance, I doubt you knew that there was fluoride in your drinking water. Or, maybe not YOUR drinking water, because it’s not in ALL communities. Some communities fluoridate there water. But in some cases it’s good for the children. The fluoride will prevent them from getting cavities. Anyways, as I was saying, there is fluoride in drinking water all over the world, and you may be one of the few fortunate people out there that doesn’t have to drink it. Some communities don’t fluoridate their water because of expenses and some people believe that fluoridation can cause disease (Drinking water, paragraph 22). Fluoride is what dentists use on peoples teeth to make their teeth strong so they won’t get cavities. So, obviously, it shouldn’t be in water. Fluoride in our drinking water is not harmful to our bodies. Our bodies have some fluoride in them. We mostly have fluoride in our bones and teeth (Fluoridation, paragraph 2). Other substances have fluoride in them too, like fish and tea, they have small amounts of fluoride in them (Fluoridation, paragraph 2). Some communities fluoridate their water supply to decrease tooth decay (Fluoridation, paragraph 1). The bad effect of fluoride in your drinking water is mottled teeth (Fluoridation, paragraph 8). There are different varieties of water that we drink. One type of water is bottled water, bottled water contains trace amounts of minerals and microorganisms (Drinking water, paragraph 12). Tap water also contains trace amounts of minerals and microorganisms. Distilled water has nothing but water molecules in it, so it’s basically just plain water. Carbonated water has bubbles of carbon dioxide in it (Drinking water, paragraph 12). These types of drinking water might contain fluoride. The water that you drink that comes from the faucet might contain more than just fluoride. Faucet water comes from the sewer and other places. Water travels everywhere and through some places that contain bad chemicals. The water from your faucet does contain chemicals that I don’t know of. The water cycle helps purify the water again, but some water goes to your house and I don’t even think it goes through a filter. The water has traveled through a lot of disgusting places like the dump or the sewer and then straight to your facet where you will drink it all up. I think that is really disgusting that’s why I don’t drink water from the faucet. Bottled water is much more different then faucet water. Bottled water gets purified before it gets put in the bottle. I am pretty sure that it’s not as clean as when it fell from the sky. But I’m sure that it is cleaner then faucet water. Another type of chemical that is found in the water that we drink is chlorine. The water we get from the faucet may contain amounts chlorine. Chlorine kills bacteria and other microorganisms that are in our facet water (Drinking water paragraph 18). But chlorine might cause health problems so they monitor the levels of it in your water (Drinking water, paragraph 18). Chlorine is a cheap way of disinfecting water (Water supply, paragraph 15). I know all this talk about chemicals is making you not want to drink water but water is good for you. We need water in our bodies to keep us hydrated. Most of our body is made up of water. Some chemicals that we have in the water we drink are bad for us, some are good. With the world today, we might not know what gets in our water now. But we have to drink water to live healthy lives. Without water we would die. Fluoridated water is good for you. It will help your teeth not get cavities. The chlorine in the faucet water might be kind of dangerous but it gives you clean water to drink. Clean water is good for you. If you drink dirty water you might get really sick. So don’t be against drinking water just because it might have fluoride and chlorine. There are a lot more other chemicals that are in the water that you drink. But people work to give us clean water that is safe to drink.
Work Cited
"Drinking Water." The New Book of Knowledge. Grolier Online, 2012. Web. 14 Mar. 2012.
Niemark, Dana E., and Francis A. Arnold., Jr. "Fluoridation." The New Book of Knowledge. Grolier Online, 2012. Web. 14 Mar. 2012
Ms. Cross
Science
27 March 2012
What’s in your Drinking Water?
Have you ever wondered what is in the water you drink? Probably not. Anyways there are some things in the water you drink. You might not even know they would put that in water.
Take fluoride for instance, I doubt you knew that there was fluoride in your drinking water. Or, maybe not YOUR drinking water, because it’s not in ALL communities. Some communities fluoridate there water. But in some cases it’s good for the children. The fluoride will prevent them from getting cavities. Anyways, as I was saying, there is fluoride in drinking water all over the world, and you may be one of the few fortunate people out there that doesn’t have to drink it. Some communities don’t fluoridate their water because of expenses and some people believe that fluoridation can cause disease (Drinking water, paragraph 22).
Fluoride is what dentists use on peoples teeth to make their teeth strong so they won’t get cavities. So, obviously, it shouldn’t be in water. Fluoride in our drinking water is not harmful to our bodies. Our bodies have some fluoride in them. We mostly have fluoride in our bones and teeth (Fluoridation, paragraph 2). Other substances have fluoride in them too, like fish and tea, they have small amounts of fluoride in them (Fluoridation, paragraph 2). Some communities fluoridate their water supply to decrease tooth decay (Fluoridation, paragraph 1). The bad effect of fluoride in your drinking water is mottled teeth (Fluoridation, paragraph 8).
There are different varieties of water that we drink. One type of water is bottled water, bottled water contains trace amounts of minerals and microorganisms (Drinking water, paragraph 12). Tap water also contains trace amounts of minerals and microorganisms. Distilled water has nothing but water molecules in it, so it’s basically just plain water. Carbonated water has bubbles of carbon dioxide in it (Drinking water, paragraph 12). These types of drinking water might contain fluoride.
The water that you drink that comes from the faucet might contain more than just fluoride. Faucet water comes from the sewer and other places. Water travels everywhere and through some places that contain bad chemicals. The water from your faucet does contain chemicals that I don’t know of. The water cycle helps purify the water again, but some water goes to your house and I don’t even think it goes through a filter. The water has traveled through a lot of disgusting places like the dump or the sewer and then straight to your facet where you will drink it all up. I think that is really disgusting that’s why I don’t drink water from the faucet.
Bottled water is much more different then faucet water. Bottled water gets purified before it gets put in the bottle. I am pretty sure that it’s not as clean as when it fell from the sky. But I’m sure that it is cleaner then faucet water.
Another type of chemical that is found in the water that we drink is chlorine. The water we get from the faucet may contain amounts chlorine. Chlorine kills bacteria and other microorganisms that are in our facet water (Drinking water paragraph 18). But chlorine might cause health problems so they monitor the levels of it in your water (Drinking water, paragraph 18). Chlorine is a cheap way of disinfecting water (Water supply, paragraph 15).
I know all this talk about chemicals is making you not want to drink water but water is good for you. We need water in our bodies to keep us hydrated. Most of our body is made up of water. Some chemicals that we have in the water we drink are bad for us, some are good. With the world today, we might not know what gets in our water now. But we have to drink water to live healthy lives. Without water we would die. Fluoridated water is good for you. It will help your teeth not get cavities. The chlorine in the faucet water might be kind of dangerous but it gives you clean water to drink. Clean water is good for you. If you drink dirty water you might get really sick. So don’t be against drinking water just because it might have fluoride and chlorine. There are a lot more other chemicals that are in the water that you drink. But people work to give us clean water that is safe to drink.
Work Cited