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Water
and Human Survival
The human body contains over 75% water. Water is the transport
system that moves nutrients around the body as well and
carries waste out of the body. Water breaks down food,
keeps your body temperature balanced and keeps your skin
elastic. We can live for weeks without food but only a
few days without water.
Water and Human Survival
The human body contains over 75% water. Water is the transport
system that moves nutrients around the body as |
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well and carries waste
out of the body. Water breaks down food, keeps your body
temperature balanced and keeps your skin elastic. We can
live for weeks without food but only a few days without
water.
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Water
Usage
Since 97% of the Earth's water is salt water, which can
only be used if processed by desalinization plants, and
over 2% is part of the ice cap or polluted , there is
less than 1% that is actually available for human use.
In the home, 3/4 of the water is used in the bathroom.
Letting water run while brushing teeth can increase daily
usage by up to 20 gallons. Older toilets use up to 5 gallons
of water per flush (low flow toilets use 3 1/2 gallons).
During the drought of 1989 in California, many restaurants
stopped serving water to their customers unless it was
requested. It was considered better to have a dirty car
and a brown lawn than to waste water. Bottled water became
a necessary alternative to tap water because as the reservoirs
got lower the concentration of minerals and chemicals
increased at the tap and the taste deteriorated.
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Purification
Process
Purity and safety are two major factors taken care in
sourcing and processing of SGS water. Underground spring
is carefully selected based on its potability and pathogen
free water. Great care goes in tapping this source. Only
water below 25 metres is tapped. This is to avoid any
surface contamination to percolate and mix with underground
water source. Area surrounding the water collection tube
at the surface is protected and kept clean.
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Processing
and Quality Assurance
The casing tube itself is protected with stainless steel
mesh to give a preliminary filtration to the water.Ultra
filtration gives water reduction in turbidity and adds
sparkle Activated carbon purifier to remove colour and
odour in water, Good Manufacturing Practices are stringently
followed at all times. Processing is rigrously monitored
at every stage. Testing source water, processing parameters,
microbial quality, packaging material integrity and finally,
shelf life studies, forms an integral part of quality
and safety assurance plan.
Technology Developments
To make sure that the product that reaches the consumer
is always high quality and also meets international standards,
SGS has always been involved in improving its product
packaging.
Product packaging:
To ensure purity of the bottled water, the bottles that
are used are blown and filled at the factory itself, to
avoid contamination.
Water on the Brain
"You could not step twice into the same rivers; for
other waters are ever flowing on to you."-- Heraclitus
of Ephesus
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