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PFAS chemicals are water-resistant, which means they do not break down in the environment and stay in the human body for years. Nearly half of tap water samples in the US contain the toxic "forever chemicals". These are substances used in hundreds of household items, from cleaning products to pizza boxes. As a result, sustained exposure to [...]

PFAS pollution exists in America and in Europe. At least that is what the results of measurements in the USA indicate according to a recent press investigation. The water running from almost half of the taps in the USA contains PFAS. These are substances found in a wide range of products. A report for the US government linked the [...]

Ακατάλληλο για ανθρώπινη κατανάλωση κρίθηκε σε δέκα κοινότητες της Πρέβεζας το πόσιμο νερό, προκαλώντας μεγάλη ανησυχία στους κατοίκους του Δήμου. Ειδικότερα, σύμφωνα με δημοσίευση του τοπικού μέσου atpreveza για το ακατάλληλο νερό στην Πρέβεζα τον κώδωνα του κινδύνου για τη δημόσια υγεία έκρουσε το Εργαστηρήριο Υγιεινής και Επιδημιολογίας του Πανεπιστημίου Ιωαννίνων. Το Πανεπισήμιο κλήθηκε από τη Δημοτική Επιχείρηση Ύδρευσης και Αποχέτευσης (ΔΕΥΑ) Πρέβεζας να […]

Recycling has been promoted by the plastics industry as a key solution to the growing problem of plastic waste. But a study has found that recycling itself can release huge amounts of microplastics. According to the Guardian, an international team of scientists took samples of liquid waste from a state-of-the-art recycling plant at an undisclosed location in the UK. They found that [...]

Plastic bottles are a danger, and in fact the quality of the water in them. Scientists are sounding the alarm about the avoidance of using plastic bottles especially by pregnant women, since research shows that microplastics, in addition to the placenta, can end up in the organs of the fetus Experts recommend drinking water only from glass or [...]

According to existing evidence, potentially harmful chemicals can pass from the plastic bottle into the water. Phthalates, also called plasticisers, are a class of man-made chemicals used to make water bottles and other plastics more durable and flexible. There have been warnings against exposure to phthalates due to [...]

Scientists have sounded the alarm about dangerous water in cities and villages in Greece. The reason is the very high or even completely unsuitable levels of nitrates contained in drinking water. By Alexandros Konti An implicit but huge threat to public health in our country is hidden by the high amounts of nitrates contained in [...]

An important and very useful study on the quality of water we consume in Greece was conducted by the Panhellenic Centre for Ecological Research. "How many of us know what we drink? And how many of us can understand what is written on the label of a bottled water, and whether we have made the best choice of water?"

Contamination of bottled water is no longer a matter of speculation. An in-depth study was carried out by the Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Control, Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, led by Professors Th. Gregoratos and K. Fytianos - Director of the above Laboratory - reports among others Chemical pollution and microbial contamination of bottled water Heterotrophic bacteria [...]

Microplastics in bottled water and in fact in more than 90% of bottled water bottles has been revealed by an international survey. These microplastics are unknowingly swallowed by the consumer. However, the survey does not include data for Greece. Microplastics in bottled water are almost twice as high as those found in water [...]