Water

[kellychaos]

Yeah, but certain kinds of minerals naturally present in the water is just as bad for as bacteria and feces if they are not filtered out ... and that may well be the "funny taste" they're discussing. There is so much mercury present in the river that borders my city that, at times, they tell you not to eat the fish from there and I'm damn near drinking unfilitered water from there if that's the case. It's all part of the same ecosystem and if it's in THAT water, it's probably even in the water table for the whole area (i.e. wells and such).