{"id":69011,"date":"2025-06-25T12:26:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T12:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=69011"},"modified":"2025-06-25T12:27:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T12:27:48","slug":"the-hidden-dangers-of-sachet-water-consumption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/06\/25\/the-hidden-dangers-of-sachet-water-consumption\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hidden Dangers of Sachet Water Consumption"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Onilede Titi Faith<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Water, as we know, is a vital source of life. With the advancement of technology, sachet (or &#8220;pure&#8221;) water has become a common and convenient means of accessing drinking water, especially when compared to the traditional practice of drawing water directly from rivers and streams.<\/p>\n<p>However, the process of purifying sachet water often involves the addition of various chemicals.<\/p>\n<p>While these substances are intended to make the water safe for consumption, their excessive use may pose unintended health risks and undermine the very purpose of producing clean drinking water.<\/p>\n<p>Studies show that chemicals such as disinfectants (chlorine, chloramine, ozone), coagulants (like aluminum sulfate and polymers), pH adjusters (lime, carbon dioxide), and filtration enhancers are typically used in water treatment.<\/p>\n<p>These substances are meant to destroy harmful pathogens, sterilize the water, and aid in purification.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, in many cases, these chemicals are added in excessive quantities.<\/p>\n<p>This over-treatment not only affects the taste of the water but may also make it harmful for consumption.<\/p>\n<p>The resulting chemical imbalance has been linked to health issues such as typhoid and other waterborne illnesses.<\/p>\n<p>While sachet water may seem like a safer alternative, there is a growing need for stricter regulation and monitoring to ensure the safety of its production processes.<\/p>\n<p>After all, water should sustain life; not threaten it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Onilede Titi Faith Water, as we know, is a vital source of life. With the advancement of technology, sachet (or &#8220;pure&#8221;) water has become a common and convenient means of accessing drinking water, especially when compared to the traditional practice of drawing water directly from rivers and streams. However, the process of purifying sachet [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":69012,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[176],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-69011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opinion","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69011"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69016,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69011\/revisions\/69016"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}