Chapter 3, Research Paper About Bottled Water
Bicol University
College of Arts and Letters
Legazpi City
A Research Paper
Presented To
BUCAL Faculty in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in
Writing in the Discipline
By:
Jonathan A. Bermejo
Jose C. Canale Jr.
AB PHILO - I, MARCH 2012
Chapter I
THE PROBLEM
Introduction It is a fact that water is important for humans to survive. Our body needs water so it can function properly. According to World Health Organization, The safety and accessibility of drinking water are major concerns throughout the world. Consumption of water contaminated with infectious agents, toxic chemicals, and radiological hazards can pose serious health risk. As a result, water treatment and purification methods are now thought as of good practice to protect health and well-being. There has been a big change in the way filipino consume water over the last ten years. Whereas before they relied on safe drinking tap water, these days almost everyone has at one point would buy or consume bottled water. It is no wonder that business establishments selling filtered/purified water continue to rise. Still few questions linger. Do people percieve bottled water safer to drink than tap water? How happy are they to spend extra pesos for bottled drinking water? Furthermore, Do people see bottled drinking water as part of their daily drinking habbit? This research will focus on the consumption pattern of bottled water in the hope of finding out if, aside from it’s pure health benefits, there are other underlying reasons in the purchase of bottled water. It will investigate how people percieve bottled water in terms of cost, health benefits and lifestyle.
Problem of the study This study sought to determine the perception of BU Freshmen students towards the bottled drinking water. Specifically, the researchers wish to elicit answers to the following questions:
In terms of health benefits, do people perceive bottled water safer to drink than tap water? What is the level
College of Arts and Letters
Legazpi City
A Research Paper
Presented To
BUCAL Faculty in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in
Writing in the Discipline
By:
Jonathan A. Bermejo
Jose C. Canale Jr.
AB PHILO - I, MARCH 2012
Chapter I
THE PROBLEM
Introduction It is a fact that water is important for humans to survive. Our body needs water so it can function properly. According to World Health Organization, The safety and accessibility of drinking water are major concerns throughout the world. Consumption of water contaminated with infectious agents, toxic chemicals, and radiological hazards can pose serious health risk. As a result, water treatment and purification methods are now thought as of good practice to protect health and well-being. There has been a big change in the way filipino consume water over the last ten years. Whereas before they relied on safe drinking tap water, these days almost everyone has at one point would buy or consume bottled water. It is no wonder that business establishments selling filtered/purified water continue to rise. Still few questions linger. Do people percieve bottled water safer to drink than tap water? How happy are they to spend extra pesos for bottled drinking water? Furthermore, Do people see bottled drinking water as part of their daily drinking habbit? This research will focus on the consumption pattern of bottled water in the hope of finding out if, aside from it’s pure health benefits, there are other underlying reasons in the purchase of bottled water. It will investigate how people percieve bottled water in terms of cost, health benefits and lifestyle.
Problem of the study This study sought to determine the perception of BU Freshmen students towards the bottled drinking water. Specifically, the researchers wish to elicit answers to the following questions:
In terms of health benefits, do people perceive bottled water safer to drink than tap water? What is the level