Bottlemania
Subtitle: How Water Went on Sale And Why We Bought It
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA; Bloomsbury
Published: May 13, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781596913714
Subjects: Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; General; Industries - General; Social Science / General; Business & Economics; Sociology; Bottled water; Bottled water industry; Social aspects; Business/Economics
Description: An investigation into the commercialization of drinking water traces the process through which companies acquire, bottle, and market water, in an account that addresses such issues as the risks of water-decontaminating practices.
Table of contents: title: An alarm in the woods; title: All you can drink; title: Mysteries of the deep; title: The cradle of the Saco; title: The public trough; title: Aftertaste; title: Backlash; title: Town meeting; title: Something to drink?; title: Appendix : Internet sources for more information on the topics in this book and how to learn more about water quality in your area