The Drinking Water of More than 80,000 Inhabitants of Hauts-De-France Is Non-Compliant because of a Pesticide

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Fluopyram, an active power widely used in France, has been found at rates exceeding the regulatory quality limit in 17 water distribution units in the region, alerted this Wednesday 28 January INGO Generations Futures.

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In the Hauts-de-France, 46 municipalities exceed the regulatory limit of fluopyram in drinking water, according to the NGO Generations Futures. A fungicide always allowed, at the heart of health controversies. Concentrations reach up to 17 times the quality threshold.

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Fluopyram, a fungicide belonging to the PFAS family, contaminates the water in more than 45 municipalities. The Directorate-General for Health referred the matter to the National Health Security Agency.

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In the Hauts-de-France region, more than 80,000 inhabitants are fed by non-drinking water, alert Generations Futures. The analyses carried out highlight the increased presence of a fungicide. Residents fed by non-drinking water On 28 January 2026, Generations Futures made public worrying figures on non-drinking water distributed in the Hauts-de-France. The environmental association points to the excessive presence of fluopyram, an agricultural f…

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The contamination has persisted for several months, and even a year in some municipalities. In the Hauts-de-France region, 83,000 people are exposed to fluopyram concentrations far exceeding the regulatory limit of 0.1 micrograms (µg) per liter. The alert was raised on January 28th by the association Générations Futures. They obtained this data through the Dans mon eau platform, developed with Data for Good, which identifies pollutants… Read mor…

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It is the number of people fed with drinking water whose fluopyram content does not always meet the quality limits (0.1 μg/L), according to Future Generations. To establish this finding, the association relied on its site "...