‘Indestructible’: Chilling tap water warning
Experts have sounded the alarm over concerning discoveries in Aussie drinking water, and made a startling admission.
Aussies are being urged to take urgent action to protect themselves from cancer-causing “forever” chemicals that have been detected in drinking water.
This week it was revealed the chemicals were detected in several drinking catchments which serve millions of Australians — at levels deemed unacceptable in other parts of the world.
Sydney Water confirmed for the first time on its website that PFAS chemicals were detected in June at low levels in key water filtration plants around the city — following on from similar discoveries in drinking water around the nation.
Although the concentrations of PFAS in the samples were often very small, the US Environmental Protection Agency has recently found there is no safe level of PFAS in drinking water. The Australian government guidelines state there is a safe level of exposure.
Suzanne Dodds — who is the founder and managing director of water filtration companies Complete Home Filtration and Environmental Water Solutions — told news.com.au the findings were “not surprising” given how widely the chemicals are being used in everyday objects.
“This has been happening for a long time,” she said. “With the recent media attention, it’s only now that authorities are testing for it and we’re all hearing about it.”
She said Aussies have been exposed to PFAS for decades and that the chemicals have been shown to contribute to a number of health problems from low birth weights to infertility.
“PFAS are bile cumulative and so the reason they are so dangerous is that the toxicity builds up and it’s very hard for your body to expel them,” she said. “They’re basically indestructible.”
‘Indestructible’: Chilling tap water warning
Experts have sounded the alarm over concerning discoveries in Aussie drinking water, and made a startling admission.
Aussies are being urged to take urgent action to protect themselves from cancer-causing “forever” chemicals that have been detected in drinking water.
This week it was revealed the chemicals were detected in several drinking catchments which serve millions of Australians — at levels deemed unacceptable in other parts of the world.
Sydney Water confirmed for the first time on its website that PFAS chemicals were detected in June at low levels in key water filtration plants around the city — following on from similar discoveries in drinking water around the nation.
Although the concentrations of PFAS in the samples were often very small, the US Environmental Protection Agency has recently found there is no safe level of PFAS in drinking water. The Australian government guidelines state there is a safe level of exposure.
Suzanne Dodds — who is the founder and managing director of water filtration companies Complete Home Filtration and Environmental Water Solutions — told news.com.au the findings were “not surprising” given how widely the chemicals are being used in everyday objects.
“This has been happening for a long time,” she said. “With the recent media attention, it’s only now that authorities are testing for it and we’re all hearing about it.”
She said Aussies have been exposed to PFAS for decades and that the chemicals have been shown to contribute to a number of health problems from low birth weights to infertility.
“PFAS are bile cumulative and so the reason they are so dangerous is that the toxicity builds up and it’s very hard for your body to expel them,” she said. “They’re basically indestructible.”
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