Το πόσιμο νερό αποτελεί αναπόσπαστο μέρος της καθημερινής μας ζωής και της υγείας μας. Ωστόσο, η ποιότητα του νερού της βρύσης έχει προβλήματα και πολλές φορές σοβαρά. Μία από τις κυριότερες ανησυχίες σχετικά με την ποιότητα του νερού είναι η παρουσία βαρέων μετάλλων, όπως ο μόλυβδος, ο υδράργυρος, το κάδμιο και το αρσενικό. Αυτά τα βαρέα […]

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 […]

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?"

Half of Greece consumes dirty water according to a revealing survey by the newspaper "To Vima". Kilkis / Florina Fertilizers, pesticides, urban and industrial waste water coming from FYROM threaten both Doirani and Prespes. Serres Fertilisers, pesticides, urban and industrial effluents threaten Nestos. Kavala/Xanthi Fertilisers, pesticides, urban and industrial waste water [...]

Toxic heavy metals in drinking water, rivers, lakes and groundwater, in concentrations far exceeding the maximum permissible limits set by the EU or at levels potentially dangerous to human health, are detected in many areas of the country. Scientists express fears that water "poison" in Attica, Boeotia, Evia, Ptolemaida, the northern islands of Greece, and in the north of Greece. Aegean Islands, [...]

Chloride Compounds CHLOROPHORMIUM, bromodichloromethane and chloropicrin are some of the dangerous pollutants contained in the water consumed by more than 4 million Athenians. Asbestos Pipes The EADAP's unprotected network facilitates the release of asbestos into drinking water, through the drilling of pipes for new supplies and the corrosive capacity of the water. We drink chlorine and asbestos [...]

Poisoned water threatens Attica and the health of those who consume tap water. This is the result of an investigation, published in the following report by the newspaper "To Vima". The hexavalent chromium that the rivers and water supply networks in East Attica and Boeotia "vomit", staining the water red, is not the [...]