HealthQuiet 33d · day 33
Wagga Wagga water diluted over elevated PFAS contamination
Riverina Water is diluting drinking water from two bores after detecting elevated levels of forever chemicals, with contamination source unknown.
What to know
- Riverina Water has begun diluting drinking water from two Wagga Wagga bores after detecting elevated PFAS levels.
- The source of the forever chemical contamination remains unknown.
- PFAS are persistent synthetic chemicals that do not break down naturally in the environment or human body.
“Riverina Water is diluting water from two of its Wagga Wagga bores due to elevated detections of so-called "forever chemicals", but the source of contamination is a mystery.”
Melinda Hayter, Journalist, ABC Australia · ABC Australia
Riverina Water Water utility operator
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