Analysis of the February 1999 Natural Resources Defense Council Report on Bottled Water

Drinking Water Research Foundation, 1999

In February 1999, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) issued a report entitled “Bottled Water: Pure Drink or Pure Hype?” in which numerous wrong allegations against bottled water are raised. This document provides an extensive analysis and rebuttal of NRDC’s conclusions, highlighting the various mistakes and wrong allegations made by NRDC.