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A town in western Germany was hit with a water contamination warning after authorities raised the alarm that the water supply might have been tampered with. Following a preliminary analysis of water samples in Mechernich, officials said on Friday morning that they could largely rule out the presence of foreign chemicals and biological substances but that residents should still take care when using any water, according to domestic media. This includes boiling water before consuming it, only using it for domestic purposes, and stockpiling drinking water as a precaution. The town of Mechernich ho...
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known as "forever chemicals," are used across various industries, from electronics to aerospace. However, they have also found their way into everyday consumer products, raising public concern due to their harmful effects on people's health. "PFAS are these man-made chemicals, they don't occur naturally, we have to make them in the lab," Dr Shelley Liu, associate professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the US, told Euronews Health. Scientists confirm toxic 'forever chemicals' enter our blood by being absorbed by the skin"They are ...
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A list of chemical substances affecting water pollution agreed by ambassadors from the member states as an opening salvo in negotiations over an update to Water Farmework Directive has been slammed by green campaigners who see it as evidence of backtracking on the Green Deal. Member states will be asked to take measures to meet the quality standards for the additional pollutants — including some so-called “forever chemicals” (PFAS), pharmaceuticals and pesticides — and to make their monitoring data available more often, according to the agreed text recently sealed by the EU Belgian Presidency....
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Families forced to burn plastic to cook food. Raw sewage spilling onto beaches, and over 107 kilograms of debris for every square metre. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP)’s first assessment of the war in Gaza details the “unprecedented” environmental impacts of Israel’s onslaught over the past eight months. Published yesterday, the preliminary assessment responds to an official request from the State of Palestine in December last year. “Not only are the people of Gaza dealing with untold suffering from the ongoing war, the significant and growing environmental damage in Gaza risks locking it...
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Toxic forever chemicals have travelled as far as the Arctic Ocean, and were recently found pounding our coastlines on the back of ocean spray, making their removal from the environment all the more imperative. So far, per- or poly-fluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) remediation has been beset with obstacles. In the UK, it could cost £21 billion (around €25 billion) to remove all forever chemicals from our sewage alone, according to UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR). Even if we did foot that bill, a question mark still hangs over the efficacy of the available technology. But Oxyle, a Switzerla...
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For the third year, the Dutch non-profit organisation Healthy Seas returned to the Greek island of Ithaca to reclaim waters polluted and rendered dangerous by abandoned fish farms. The island has two "ghost farms" that have sat abandoned for more than a decade. They release debris, plastics, and pollutants into the marine environment, disrupting ecosystems and endangering flora and fauna. Watch the full report in the player above to find out more.
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