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Hotels, restaurants and similar establishments would do well to conduct such independent tests in addition to those required by local authorities, in order to diminish risks, improve quality and reputation, avoiding and unnecessary costly problems.
Water is an essential substance for our survival: without it we could not live more that three or four days, on average. But drinking any sort of water may be hazardous for our health in many different ways; intoxication with chemicals, as well as the ingestion of microorganisms - especially parasites - are quite a problem and could have serious consequences.
In some parts of the world the issue is so acute that people should not drink unprocessed water at all. Access to fresh and healthy water is a luxury for many human beings that have to walk long distances to get it, and it is scarce especially in densely populated areas with low hygienic standards, which is quite a bad combination.
Besides, since the number of people in the planet continues to grow but the amount of water remains equal, it becomes obvious that the quantity per inhabitant is decreasing. For all these reasons and for the sake of public health, it is indispensable to perform hygienic tests on all water used in a periodic fashion, especially in the case of public establishments which could have an impact on a larger scale than homes in the event of a contamination or intoxication.
Water contamination may become a bigger problem whenever the soil is disturbed by geological, meteorological or man-made causes: tsunamis, earthquakes and construction work on a large scale may contaminate water sources fairly quickly; so at these times, controls should be heightened. Particularly in the case of tourists coming from the so-called developed world, demanded hygienic standards are relatively high, so companies offering services catering to them in other parts of the world should maintain such standards by adopting careful policies.
But even in the most-developed of countries, water could get contaminated or even receive poisonous substances; periodic controls are always fundamental, everywhere. Besides, by making these control, environmental groups and initiatives are able to gather evidence and keep an eye on industries and interest groups that may produce harm to our environment.
Thus the contribution of any business owner that performs such quality controls is really bigger than readily apparent. From a point of view leaning on the side of the travel and tourism industry, it is important to keep and improve the reputation of any establishment, and pretending to save some money by avoiding such quality control tests and at the same time, risking a reputation may not be wise at all.
If you care about our environment and public health, we encourage you to place a link to this page, so that people may be able to learn about the need that we have as a community to care for our water resources.
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