Distilled Water Vs Tap Water Research Paper

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Would tap or distilled water be better for a rose?
Distilled water is made when the pure H2O is boiled out of its contaminants.{minerals}The steam from the boiled water is condensed which leaves all chemicals, chlorine, heavy metals, and dissolved solids behind. Distilled water has been used for centuries. It is used to top off acid batteries in cars. It also is used for hair, baby formula, drinking, cooking, ice, animals, plants, iron, CPAP, and health issues. Water distillers can produce about 5,000 gallons of water per day. Distilled water tastes flat because people are used to small amounts of minerals. If you only drink distilled water it could kill you. Distilled water is acidic and is recommended as a way to draw poisons out of your body.
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It may contain other contaminants like toxic metal salts, hormones and pesticides. Tap water is usually available from the faucet for less than a penny a gallon. Water treatment plants that provide tap water have to be tested multiple times a day. Bottled water is not safer than tap water. More than half of all bottled water comes from tap. Most tap water in the world contains fluoride. Chlorine dioxide is added to most of U.S. public water as a

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