drinking water treatment chemical/drinking water in france

drinking water treatment chemical/drinking water in france
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  • Does French law prohibit water disinfection?
  • French law based on a European Union directive bars disinfection of mineral water, which is supposed to be of naturally high quality before bottling. Read more Polluted drinking water in France: Are pesticides the new 'forever' chemicals?
  • Is a banned pesticide lurking in France's drinking water?
  • Take international news everywhere with you! Download the France 24 app France's public health watchdog said Thursday mass testing of drinking water revealed traces from a banned pesticide in half the samples, showing how potentially harmful chemicals persist in the environment.
  • Could bottled water be contaminated in Paris?
  • The technical manager of a large public operator, speaking on condition of anonymity, said he was "convinced that more than half of the French population is at risk." Some bottled water could also be contaminated. The ANSES attests in its report that large, densely populated areas are impacted, such as the entire Parisian basin including Paris.
  • Is TFA contaminating drinking water in Europe?
  • The results are just as worrying as those for rivers. TFA was detected in 34 out of 36 tap water samples (94%) and in 12 out of 19 bottled water samples (63%), including one brand sold in France. "Our study exposes an invisible threat: TFA is massively contaminating drinking water in Europe," remarked PAN network coordinator Salomé Roynel.