1 percentage points from the same quarter last year, which is a result of the lower sales of higher margin Biochemicals, increases in raw material costs in excess of recently introduced price increases, and lower margins on the aziridine products.
10. Bottled water has a better safety record than tap water. If you doubt this, Google âpublic water contaminationâ and âbottled water recalls,â and compare the hits. Public water problems outscore BW problems by orders of magnitude, and have caused more than a few fatalities. This is not an abstract issue for me.
If you're thinking you're safe from all of the harmful contaminants I listed above because you drink bottled water instead of tap water, I'm afraid I must be the bearer of some bad news: 40 percent of bottled water is bottled TAP WATER! Yes, you read correctly. As I stated in my article about the deceptions of bottled water, 40 percent of bottled water is just bottled tap water, which may or may not have received additional filtration. Also, drinking from plastic bottles is not a good idea.