US EditionMore than 20 New ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in Sydney Tap Water
Researchers found 21 new PFAS chemicals in Sydney tap water, raising total detected to 31 and including the first Australian detection of 3:3/FTCA, a chemical of emerging health concern.
- Australian researchers found 21 new "forever chemicals" in Sydney's tap water, including a compound detected globally for the first time.
- The University of New South Wales found a total of 31 PFAS chemicals across four sites and noted that some concentrations were near safety limits used in other countries.
- Professor Alex Donald assured that Sydney's water meets Australian guidelines, stating concentrations are very low, like 1 drop in 20 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
- Residents of the Blue Mountains had been exposed to PFAS in drinking water, but a contaminated pipeline was disconnected last year, addressing the issue for approximately 78,000 residents.
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Sydney Morning Herald
More than 20 new ‘forever chemicals’ found in Sydney tap water
The study comes as NSW Health accepted the recommendations of an expert panel that concluded that PFAS is low risk to human health, putting the state at odds with emerging international best practice.
More Than A Dozen "Forever Chemicals" Found In Sydney Tap Water
Sydney and Blue Mountain residents have been warned that PFAS chemicals, also known as “Forever Chemicals”, have been found in larger numbers than previously recorded in Sydney tap water. UNSW ... The post More Than A Dozen “Forever Chemicals” Found In Sydney Tap Water appeared first on City Hub.
Cover-up claims over ‘forever chemicals’ in tap water
An expert panel’s report into contaminated drinking water has been labelled a cover-up by one community activist amid calls for broader monitoring and classification of so-called “forever chemicals”. The increased detections in samples from Sydney drinking water coincides with concerns over the level of the contaminants considered safe as some readings exceed international guidelines. “Sydney’s water meets current Australian standards, but when …
Researchers at UNSW Sydney have identified 21 new PFAS chemicals in Sydney tap water, bringing the known total to 31 types. Although the official health guidelines indicate that there is currently limited evidence of human disease or other clinically significant harm resulting from exposure to PFAs, scientists [...]
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