Many people wrongly assume that distilled water is ideal drinking water. In reality distilled water is the strongest poison. It is possible for man to drink water that exceeds maximum permissible concentration of copper, iron, even mercury for some length of time (with an obvious effect on his health but man will die if he drinks distilled water for more than a week. Why? Because water deprived of all dissolved substances and being a good solvent starts to wash them away from the organism.

The growth of bottled water market is drawn from the failure of the governments to provide clean drinking water to the citizens and the increase in demand for clean water due to environmental pollution. Water is bottled all over the world. Quality bottled water, taken from pure natural sources, such as melting glaciers, costs between 2-10 Euros per liter, which is more expensive than, for example, petrol. In India, bottled water is available for 10 Rs. Per litre usually presented as purified water. What does it mean – purified?