{"id":2040,"date":"2011-07-26T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-26T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/why-tap-water-no-longer-smells-like-a-pig-pen.html"},"modified":"2016-09-21T08:59:32","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T12:59:32","slug":"why-tap-water-no-longer-smells-like-a-pig-pen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2040","title":{"rendered":"Why Tap Water No Longer Smells Like A Pig Pen"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today, scientists, environmentalists and health experts are baffled by the extent to which consumers think bottled water is healthier than tap<\/a>. <\/span><\/div>\n
They note that public water supplies are more tightly regulated than the springs that supply bottled water company. And one of the most highly-rated waters for taste is New York City tap water<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n

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But this was not always the case.<\/b> <\/span><\/div>\n
A nice piece from Edible Geography notes that, for a long time,the taste of tap water changed with the seasons<\/a>. In the summer, bacteria and algae would proliferate in reservoirs, tainting the taste of water. <\/span><\/div>\n
The article even notes that there were scientists who would study the correlation between tastes in tap water and varieties of microorganisms present. One variety was associated with a smell the researchers called “pig-pen smell.”<\/span><\/div>\n
Today, filtration and additives keep the taste of water relatively consistent throughout the year. Now, experts say that irregular tastes are much more likely to be related to problems with a home piping system than to reservoir flora and fauna<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n

Why Tap Water No Longer Smells Like A Pig Pen<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Will<\/a>\"Will<\/a><\/p>\n

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