AnnotatedBibliography

Opel,A.(1999).ConstructingPurity:BottledWaterandtheCommodificationofNature.
Journal
OfAmericanCulture(01911813)
,
22
(4),6776.
ThispaperexamineshowthebottledwaterindustryhasevolvedinAmerica.The
authorlooksathowtheelementsarebeingsoldascommoditiesandwhatitmeansfor
society.Healsolooksathowthebrandingandlabelsofbottledwaterimpacta
consumer'sdesiretopurchaseit,yetcanbemisleadinginanumberofways.Iintendon
usingthissourcetostrengthenmypointthatthebottledwaterindustrycaneasily
manipulatetheconsumersideaoftheirbrandbyloosedescriptionsoftheirproduct.
Glennon,R.(2007).TalesofFrenchfriesandbottledwater:theenvironmentalconsequencesof
groundwaterpumping.
EnvironmentalLaw
,(1),3.
Thissourceexaminesthelongtermdangersofpumpinggroundwater.Helooksat
multipledifferentanglesofhowtoomuchaccesstothewatertableisdamaginginmany
ways,bothfortheenvironmentandforsociety.Thisproblemisarealityforeveryoneas
thedepthofthewatertablecontinuestodropduetomajorpumpingbyvariousparties.I
intendtousethissourceinmypapertoshowthatthemassiveamountofwaterpumped
bybottlingcompaniesisbadfortheenvironmentaswellasmanycontributingmembers
ofsociety,likefarmersforexample,whoalsoneedaccesstothewatertable.These
peoplehavetodigwellsdeeperthaneverbeforeandthecosttorunthemishigh.
Flecker,K.(2008).Backlashagainstbottledwater.
TheAmericanProspect
,(6),A11.
Thisisanarticlewrittenaboutthebottledwaterindustryitself.Theauthormakes
theargumentthattheindustryisbadfortheenvironmentinmanywaysandusesstatistics

andnumberstodemonstratetheimpactthatthewaterpumpingandplastichaveonour
environment.Headdressesbothoftheseissues,theplasticbottlesaswellasthepumping
thegroundwater.Iintendtousethisarticletomakethepointthattheplasticbottles,from
productiontodisposal,areharmfultoourenvironment.Thisisespeciallytrue
consideringthenumberofwaterbottlesbeingconsumedeachyearinAmerica.
Seltenrich,N.,&Tart,J.(2015).AHARDNUTTOCRACK.
EnvironmentalHealth
Perspectives
,
123
(7),A174A179.doi:10.1289/ehp.123A174
Thisarticlelooksatthedifferenthealthhazardsoffoodpackaging,withplastic
beingamainpoint.Theauthorpointsoutthatthechemicalscontainedintheplastic
bottlesarehazardoustoourhealthandcanmigratefromtheplasticintothewaterwithin.
ThemainchemicalinquestioninthispartofthearticleisBPA,whichisanendocrine
disruptor.Companiesarestilltryingtocreateanalternativeplasticforfoodanddrink
packagingthatcontainslessharmfulchemicals.Iintendtousethissourcetomakethe
pointthatnotonlyisbottledwaterharmfultotheenvironment,itcanalsobeharmfulto
yourhealth.
Rochman,C.M.,&Browne,M.A.(2013).Classifyplasticwasteashazardous:policiesfor
managingplasticdebrisareoutdatedandthreatenthehealthofpeopleandwildlife.
Nature
,(7436),169.
Thissourceisapaperexaminingthedamagethatplasticwastehasonour
environment.Itimmediatelypointsouttheamountofplasticthatendsupinouroceans
andtheimpactthatithasonwildlife.Theauthorofthispaperisstatingthatplasticwaste
shouldbeclassifiedashazardouswastesothatitisproperlydisposedof.Iintendtouse

thissourcetopointoutthatplasticwasteisanongoingenvironmentalbattleandplastic
frombottledwateraddstotheproblem.