Alarming discovery: mineral water loaded with dangerous chemistry!

Alarming discovery: mineral water loaded with dangerous chemistry!

excitement in the water sector! An alarming examination by Global 2000 and Pan Europe showed that in two out of five tested mineral water samples from Austria, residues of the so -called "Eternal Schemicals" trifluoracet (TFA) were demonstrated. These threatening results come from a comprehensive analysis in which mineral water from different European countries was checked. TFA, a dangerous degradation product of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl compounds (PFAS), is known for its harmful effects and has already been discovered in numerous EU nations, as krone.at reported.

In addition, it was found that TFA in 34 of the 36 tested tap water samples from eleven EU countries can be detected. Here, the loads between the detection limit and alarming 4,100 nanograms per liter were. A worrying sign: The highest TFA values were found in the federal states with the most intensive agriculture. In particular, Upper Austria, Styria, Lower Austria and Burgenland showed the strongest impurities, which underlines the need for immediate measures. The hideousness of this contamination could be threatening to exist for the affected mineral water filler, since they usually have no influence on such contaminants, warned Helmut Burtscher damage from Global 2000.

urgent demands to improve water quality

The environmentalist's message is clear: Pfas pesticides and F-gases must be banned immediately to prevent future water loads. The OTS emphasized that the values are still within the limit values that are considered to be safe. But the audience is asked to remain vigilant: there is an acute need for action to stop a further burden of TFA.

The lack of legal regulation represents an additional risk. There are currently no fixed limit values for TFA in drinking water, which carries the risk that chemical contamination remains undetected. In order to ensure effective protection, environmentalists require an immediate ban on PFAS pesticides and the determination of limit values for TFA. The time to act is now! Citizens have the right to safe, unencumbered water.