the history of water

Going back to history, we can understand how water standards have changed, and how water was used before. Urbanization led to significant growth of the community; the first water lines were created for these communities, and from now on the stench does not cease to evolve. New methods of purification are being created, and a new bottle of artesian water is being developed as an alternative to contaminated groundwater or its contents.

The first examples of commercialization of water appear in the form of medicinal products that were able to reach consumers through pharmacies, with the famous name "Mineral Water"! Mineral or therapeutic water was endowed with healing properties and gave a noticeable therapeutic effect. Such water was obtained from well-known sources, which at that time were already centers of the spa treatment industry. Mineral water, enjoying a significant demand, moved to trade benches, which was preceded by the industrial development of a new profitable direction.

This was to some extent the beginning of all existing commercial water and beverage companies of all kinds. Against the background of problems with drinking water, in the food sector, in addition to mineral water, bottled (bottled) water appears as an alternative to all other sources of drinking water. Today, in all countries, not without the help of marketing and information campaigns, bottled water is very popular.

The most important but rather questionable step in the history of bottled water was carbonation. The unusual taste properties of carbonated drinks, which gained popularity all over the world, gave impetus to large-scale production and started the era of soda (soda bottles). A big advantage of carbonation is that carbon dioxide dissolved in water becomes a natural preservative, stopping the development of a significant part of the microflora, which preserves its properties and taste for a long time.

You can see for yourself that carbonated water in plastic on store shelves has no expiration date and can be stored for a long time. This factor makes carbonated water extremely profitable from an economic point of view, and the statements of leading specialists and numerous studies indicate a negligible effect on human health of water saturated with CO-2.

Usually, such water is positioned as additionally purified, of higher quality, useful for health, contrasting it with the dubious quality of tap water. And such statements are not groundless, as even without information campaigns in the world there are many examples of imperfection and inability to provide the population with drinking water of excellent quality. By offering an alternative, companies that sell water, using marketing tools, have formed a stable worldview of water standards and clear gradations in people's imaginations.