Word: nsf
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...National Science Foundation built the high-speed, long- distance data lines that form Internet's U.S. backbone. But the major costs of running the network are shared in a cooperative arrangement by its primary users: universities, national labs, high-tech corporations and foreign governments. Two years ago, the NSF lifted restrictions against commercial use of the Internet, and in September the White House announced a plan to make it the starting point for an even grander concept called the National Information Infrastructure...
...dissatisfied with your municipal water supply, you can always buy bottled water. But it is not always free of contaminants either (even Perrier had that little problem with the chemical benzene). Look for a seal of approval from NSF International, an Ann Arbor, Michigan, company that certifies bottled water as safe. Unfortunately, NSF does not analyze all brands...
Before investing in a treatment device, which ranges from $30 for a simple filter to $850 for a reverse-osmosis system, check that it is certified effective by NSF. Above all, remember that home devices need plenty of maintenance. If they are not cleaned or their filters are not replaced regularly, they put back into your water the very pollutants they removed, and they wind up a health hazard themselves...