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the petroleum industry is very interested in bottled water and tracks the growth of bottled water consumption.

group of answer choices

-true

-false

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according to the article "water's peculiarities" water may be considered a commercial product or commodity. which of the following is not a basis for viewing water as a commodity?

group of answer choices

-it meets certain government specifications at all times

-consumers and providers are in a buyer/seller relationship

-there is an assumption that the product (water) will be delivered to one's home

-it is indispensable -- it is a public health and economic necessity

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according to the article "what's wrong with the tap? ", which group per person on university's west lafayette campus consumes the most bottled water?

group of answer choices

-faculty

-staff

-graduate students

-undergraduate students

4-

multiple multiple answer question. check all that apply.

in the "what's wrong with the tap? " article, which of the following do the authors suggest might be successfully included in a campaign to promote tap water? (check all that apply.)

group of answer choices

-blind-taste tests paired with a distribution of information about u. s. regulations of tap water

-committments incorporated into the taste-test such as having participants sign their name pledging to drink less bottled water

-posting in the residence halls the names of students who sign a commitment to reduce consumption of bottled water-- thus increasing social pressure to stop drinking bottled water

-have information only campaign on campus to increase the awareness of the environmental impacts of bottled water

-emphasis on how each individual's behavior adds to the global environmental impact of bottled water.

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according to tapped,

group of answer choices

-bottled water is more heavily regulated by the federal government than municipal water.

-municipal water is more heavily regulated by the federal government than bottled water.

-neither bottled water not municipal water is regulated by the federal government.

-bottled water and municipal water are equally regulated by the federal government.

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according to tapped,

group of answer choices

-10% of beverage containers are recycled in the u. s.

-20% of beverage containers are recycled in the u. s.

-50% of beverage containers are recycled in the u. s.

-97% of beverage containers are recycled in the u. s.

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according to tapped, the packaging of bottled water endangers the marine food web.

group of answer choices

-true

-false

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according to tapped, there has never been a recall of bottled water.

group of answer choices

-true

-false

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a life-cycle analysis of fiji brand bottled water shows that it has a very small environmental footprint.

group of answer choices

-true

-false

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the increase of bottled water use in poorer nations is due to perceived risks form public water supply and marketed "lifestyle" choice associated with affluence.

group of answer choices

-true

-false