Message in a bottle.In the desert, bottled water is a real convenience. But it can quickly become a toxic weapon if it falls into the wrong hands. During distribution from the bottling plant Noun 1. bottling plant - a plant where beverages are put into bottles with caps industrial plant, plant, works - buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles" to you, the bottled water won't spend every minute under the Army's watchful eye. That could give the enemy an opportunity to tamper To meddle, alter, or improperly interfere with something; to make changes or corrupt, as in tampering with the evidence. with water supplies. Signs of Tampering Tampering usually involves adding chemical or biological contaminants to water. Signs of tampering include: * Broken seal around the cap * Pin holes in the cap, neck or top of the bottle * Unusual water color Wa´ter col`or 1. (Paint.) A color ground with water and gum or other glutinous medium; a color the vehicle of which is water; - so called in distinction from 2. A picture painted with such colors. * Bad or unusual tastes or odors Odors anosmia Medicine. the absence of the sense of smell; olfactory anesthesia. Also called anosphrasia. — anosmic, adj. halitosis bad breath; an unpleasant odor emanating from the mouth. * Large amount of particles floating in the water Deal with Tampering If you suspect that someone has tampered with your bottled water: * Do not drink the suspected water. * Report tampering to your superior. * Identify and quarantine other bottles from the same batch or lot. For more information, read the bottled water fact sheet on the U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine preventive medicine, branch of medicine dealing with the prevention of disease and the maintenance of good health practices. Until recently preventive medicine was largely the domain of the U.S. website: http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/documents/FACT/31-006-0904.pdf |
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