Question

A 2019 Washington Post column branded one company that only sells this non-tobacco product as “toxic masculinity run rampant;” since 2022, (-5[1])that company has been this product’s fastest-growing brand. A company selling this product funded US Forest Service projects in exchange for lower (-5[1])permit fees. One of that company’s subsidiaries was sold as Blue Triton in 2021, (-5[1])after its former CEO labeled this product a grocery rather than a right. The authors of a 2024 PNAS paper identified over 100,000 nanoplastics per liter (10[3])in samples of this product (-5[1])compared to a widely-available (10[1])home alternative. For 10 points, name this beverage marketed under brands such as Liquid Death (10[1])and Perrier. (10[1])■END■ (10[2])

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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%33%99.78
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%50%96.13
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%33%92.17
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY11100%0%27%80.64
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY989%0%33%80.38
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY580%0%40%94.75
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%63%101.50
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%56%96.44

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Varun Ambalavanan (DII)CWRU C (UG)Michigan A (UG) 20-5
Brady Hagan (DII)Ohio State C (DII) Miami A (UG) 42-5
Matthew Lam (DII)Ohio State A (UG) West Virginia B (UG) 56-5
Peter Zeng (DII)Ohio State B (DII) CWRU A (UG) 8210
Natalee Vernon (DII)Miami C (DII) Michigan State A 8210
Elijah Quan (DII)Michigan C West Virginia A (UG) 8210
Stephen Barstys (UG)Michigan B (UG)Michigan D (UG)87-5
Yuki Brown (DII)Miami B (UG) Jefferson County Scholars (DII)9110
Evan Davies (UG)Miami A (UG) Ohio State C (DII) 10610
Reed Sexton (UG)Michigan D (UG)Michigan B (UG)10810
Kevin Zheng (UG)Michigan A (UG) CWRU C (UG)10910
Connor Channels (UG)West Virginia B (UG) Ohio State A (UG) 10910