Alarming water pollution: TFA endangers our drinking water in Austria!

Alarming water pollution: TFA endangers our drinking water in Austria!

In Austria, alarming results regarding drinking water quality have appeared. In the summer of 2024, a study by Global 2000 determined comprehensive loads of drinking water with the pesticide degradation product TrifluoraCetate (TFA), which was significantly above the EU-wide limit of 100 nanograms per liter in many samples. This pollutant, which is suspected of damaging human reproduction, could turn out to be a serious health risk. If Austria, as feared, takes over the outdated German limit of 60,000 ng/l, this would lead to a massive tightening of the problem, such as ots.at reported.

eternity chemical tfa in the headlines

The dangers of TFA are not new. This substance, which is one of the so -called eternal meat chemicals, is almost indestructible and accumulates in the environment. An international study, supported by Global 2000, has shown that 34 out of 36 tested European drinking water samples TFA was demonstrated, of which the highest load in Upper Austria was found with 4,100 nanograms per liter. According to t-online.de is an alarming signal that requires immediate measures.

The study emphasizes that the pollution in some regions of Germany such as Baden-Württemberg and North Rhine-Westphalia is also worrying. Here the measured values ​​were up to 1,100 nanograms per liter. Experts warn that without regulation and consistent measures, including a possible prohibition of certain pesticides, the drinking water could not only be endangered in the next few years, but also in the coming decades. In view of these dangers, the study authors require a legal limit for TFA in the EU, which not only take into account human health risks, but would also require enormous investments in water treatment.