#tapwater

· 2w ago

Tap water no longer drinkable in Norwegian town as climate-related thawing releases heavy metals https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/19/tap-water-no-longer-drinkable-norwegian-town-climate-related-thawing-heavy-metals-arctic-longyearbyen-svalbard #Norway #environment #water #TapWater #DrinkingWater #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

theguardian.com

Tap water no longer drinkable in Norwegian town as climate-related thawing releases heavy metals

Warning for other Arctic communities as residents told not to use water in Longyearbyen in Svalbard, one of the fastest-warming places in the world

Dragofix @Dragofix@veganism.social

· 3w ago

Study finds overlooked 'forever chemicals' widespread in New Jersey tap water and bottled beverages https://phys.org/news/2026-10-overlooked-chemicals-widespread-jersey-bottled.html #NewJersey #environment #water #DrinkingWater #TapWater #beverage

phys.org

Study finds overlooked 'forever chemicals' widespread in New Jersey tap water and bottled beverages

Researchers at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) have found that a largely overlooked class of "forever chemicals" is widespread in New Jersey drinking water and commercially available bottled beverages, raising new questions about how these persistent contaminants are monitored and potentially introduced into everyday products.

shonin @shonin@c.im

· 1mo ago

This is likely to be the case in many places as governments, replete with bribes, give industry a free hand to spay and spill poisons at will >> [#NL] More than a third of #tapwater exceeds limit for #toxic chemicals; worst in #NoordHolland

More than third of tap water exceeds limit for toxic chemicals; worst in Noord-Holland

nltimes.nl

More than third of tap water exceeds limit for toxic chemicals; worst in Noord-Holland

The water serving more than a third of the Dutch population contains more PFAS than what the health guidelines set by the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) allow. This was reported by Greenpeace on Tuesday, based on analysis of data from the country’s 10 drinking-water companies. In the western part of the country, the guideline is reportedly sometimes exceeded by over three times.

Dragofix @Dragofix@veganism.social

· 4mo ago

Austin neighborhood tap water tests uncover lead and arsenic in homes https://phys.org/news/2026-07-austin-neighborhood-uncover-arsenic-homes.html #Austin #environment #water #tapwater #lead #arsenic #pollution

phys.org

Austin neighborhood tap water tests uncover lead and arsenic in homes

For more than a decade, residents of Austin's Colony, a neighborhood in an unincorporated area of southeast Austin outside the city service area, have voiced concern about their tap water's intermittent discoloration and extreme hardness.

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