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1 VU.1 ~U1G UVLLICU WiLLGI 1121) l%V11 Li1111111Q11LJ~ LVV ' L1GL CUlii 1l1iL11Li V11 i R~j~+ /. va v <br />The group wants the company to label its bottles in California with a warning of cancer-causing chemicals. <br />Wal-Mart did not respond to a request for comment. <br />Joe Doss, president of the International Bottled Water Association, said he would not defend any company <br />that is exceeding the standard in California. "If they have exceeded it, they should meet it," he said. <br />Chlorine linked to birth defects <br />The chlorine byproducts, which studies have also linked to birth defects, presumably come from chlorine used <br />as a disinfectant, which ends up in public water systems. Tap water is often repackaged and sold as bottled <br />water, and the researchers say that was true of these two brands. <br />"In some cases, it appears bottled water is no less polluted than tap water and, at 1,900 times the cost, <br />consumers should expect better," said Jane Houlihan, an environmental engineer who co-authored the study. <br />The researchers recommend that people who are worried use a carbon filter for their tap water. <br />© 2008 The Associated Press. A11 rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or <br />redistributed. <br />URL: htt~://r~vww.znsnbc.msn.com/icl/2718.5076/ <br />IVISl\T Privacy .Legal <br />® 2008 MSNBC.com <br />http://www. msnbc. msn. corn/id127185076/print/ 1/displaymode/ 1098/ 11 /26/2008 <br />