Watch Drinking Water: Bottle Or Tap?

A huge bottled-water industry has recently emerged, with the U.S. its largest consumer. But is bottled water actually healthier, safer, or tastier than tap water? A water expert explains that though tap-water quality can vary among communities, bottled water does not meet the same strict standards in the U.S. as water from the tap, and throwaway bottles create pollution. The program features a blind taste test by young students which suggests that most people cannot tell the difference between tap and bottled water.