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The registry aliases include crushed ice, a branded sparkling water, oxygenated water as a marketed product and hard seltzer, an alcoholic drink, which are not drinking water categories and appear misfiled. Boil water and do-not-drink advisories must be followed.","purpose":"Let an agent explain drinking water, relay quality standards, treatment, access data and advisories from WHO and regulator sources, describe the named waters and flag misfiled aliases including the alcoholic one, route contamination concerns to local authorities, and distinguish drinking water from raw water, mineral water as a legal category, alcoholic seltzers and recreational water.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Meets health standards","Public or packaged supply","Global access gap","Subject to advisories"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What drinking water is.","layers":[{"id":"definition","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","findings":[{"id":"definition-finding","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","questions":[{"text":"What is drinking water, and how does it differ from raw water, mineral water, 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