Mineral Water

The Eau X of drink intended for human consumption answer various names, water of table , spring waters , mineral water .

The water distributed to the tap answers the strict lawful criteria of the Drinking water. Various the water of table rigorously of comparable nature, but is marketed in bottles. The spring waters also but the additional requirement to be naturally in conformity and thus not to have undergone any chemical treatment.

The mineral water are different natures. They are not drinkable with the lawful direction (one could not distribute them to the tap). Indeed, they contain mineral substances in too large quantities to be able to be used as exclusive drink. They are the subject thus of specific authorizations, after analysis of their therapeutic effects.

The mineral water often presents important contents of Magnésium, generally low contents of Nitrate S. Their Dureté in Calcium is very variable. Their interest comes from the presence of rarer substances like the Fluor or from the Oligo-élément S.

Generally the mineral water is the subject also of a thermal exploitation .

Legal definitions

a natural mineral water is a water of underground origin, protected from any pollution. Its chemical characteristics must be stable. It must be likely to bring its properties favorable to health .
a spring water is a water of underground origin, having undergone a protection against pollution, and not having undergone neither treatment, nor addition. It must satisfy the criteria of potability (what is not inevitably the case of a natural water mineral)
a water of table is a drinking water, having undergone a possible treatment.
the mineral water is the water which has the highest rate of mineralization

Bottled water consumption in Europe

Average bottled water yearly consumption in liter and per anybody in 2003.

Source: Nestlé Toilets
Germany Consumption: " source; Verband Deutscher Mineralbrunnen e.V. http://www.vdm-bonn.de " (consumption record of the heat wave of 2003)

Mineral water in France

Abatilles
Aix-the-Baths
Amnéville-the-Thermal baths
Badoit
Motor-in-the Orne
Bath-the-Baths
Biovive
Bourbon-Lancy
Bourbonne-the-Baths
Coal Shawl-the-Water
Châteauneuf-the-Baths
Chatelguyon
Crystalline
Contrex
Divonne
Evaux-the-Baths
Evian
Hépar

Heygno
Jolival
Jouvence
Bourboule
the Rock-Posay
Mount-Gilds It
Lons-the-Salt maker
Luchon
Luxeuil-the-Baths
Montrond-the-Baths
Morsbronn-the-Baths
usheb
Niederbronn-the-Baths
Parot
Perrier
Plancoët
Plombières
Quézac
Rochefort
Royat
Sail-the-Baths
Saint-Amand-the-Water
Saint-Gervais-the-Baths
Saint-Honore-the-Baths
Saint-Nectaire
Saline-the-Baths
Thonon
Vichy
Vittel
Volvic
Wattwiller

Mineral water in Belgium

Chaudfontaine
Spa
Daughter-in-law-Rafter
Valvert
Duke
Spontin Duchess
Villers Monopoly
Sty
San Benedetto

Mineral water in Switzerland

Henniez
Arkina
Eden Springs

Mineral water in Italy

San Pellegrino
Courmayeur

mineral Water in Tunisia

Ain Garci
Ain Oktor
Marwa
Safia
Sabrine
Jannet
Jektiss
Crystalline Hand
Aqualine
Hayet
Aqualine
Fourat
Ain Oktor
Crystal

Mineral water in Algeria

Ifri
Saïda (water)
Guedila (water)
Chifaa (water)
Mouzaïa (water)
Sidi El Kébir (water)
Misserghine (water)

Three types of mineral water

Mineral water in three groups, water far from mineral-bearing, calcic sulphated water and sodic bicarbonated water are separated.

Some data

Why is bottled water drunk? According to the Parliamentary office of validation of the scientific and technological choices: “ For various reasons holding with the taste of tap water, the distrust with respect to its quality, but also with the mode, the effects of a subtle marketing proposing the natural side of the product and of a powerful publicity. ”

In 2003, the consumption of bottled water developed a little, because of heat wave of the summer. For 2004, the level of consumption “ of plain waters, punts and gas ” should return on the level of that of 2002, according to the survey firm Marketing TNS Secodip.
At the time of the twenty last years, the consumption of bottled water per capita in France was multiplied by two and represented in 2003, a market of 2,2 billion euros.
the segment which progresses at high speed, is that of aromatized water, and it is that also where the industrialists launched the most innovation these last years, and its consumption (at least a bottle per annum) relates to today a third of the hearths against a quarter two years ago.
the French market is dominated by three great groups which add up 80% of the sales in value:

Nestlé Toilets (Swiss) with Perrier, Vittel, Contrex, Aquarel…
Danone (France) with Evian, Volvic…
Neptune (France) with Crystalline, Saint-Yorre…

the sector of the water bottles of more than 10 liters, which is very snuffed with the the United States (35% of the market) in the companies, the shopping malls and even at the private individuals where they are delivered, is still marginal in Europe (3% of the market) but grows of 15% per annum.

See too

External bonds

DEAD BOND > medicinal springs in Ardeche, work of the pupils of the College Marcel Gimond of Aubenas
Aquamania.net

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