Tap water: “massive” contamination of the PFAS detected in France
There is a “massive presence” of eternal pollutants in tap water in France, according to a study revealed by the ...
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Gastroenteritis: more than 600 people poisoned by tap water
Tap water in two French municipalities has been linked to 656 cases of gastroenteritis. THE ESSENTIAL The characteristic symptoms of ...
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Rinsing your nose with tap water can be fatal
Cleaning your nose with tap water can be fatal. Explanations. THE ESSENTIAL Researchers warn in a new study on nose ...
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PFAS: record contamination of tap water in two towns near a Solvay factory
The Générations Futures association reveals worrying PFAS pollution around a factory of the Solvay company, in Salindres in Gard. It ...
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Tap water: can we continue to drink it without risk to our health?
Le Canard chainé revealed this Wednesday a confidential and alarmist email from the director of the Occitanie Regional Health Agency, ...
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Tap water: pesticide residues have been detected everywhere in France
Residues of chlorothalonil, a fungicide considered to be a “supposed” carcinogen banned since 2020 in France, were found in tap ...
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Health: can we trust tap water?
If the quality of tap water is progressing on our territory, its pesticide content is still too high, according to ...
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Reusable plastic bottles release substances potentially harmful to health
Several hundred chemicals have been found in tap water stored in reusable plastic bottles. THE ESSENTIAL The bottles used were ...
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Suicide risk: the protective effects of lithium-rich waters
Lithium is used as a medicine for mood disorders. Its presence in the water we drink also offers protection against ...
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Pesticides and endocrine disruptors found in tap water
The Future Generations association has initiated an in-depth study of the twelve million laboratory analyzes carried out in 2019 and ...
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Cryptosporidiosis in the South of France: tap water potentially implicated
Cryptosporidiosis causes diarrhea and stomach aches that can last for several weeks. 38 people were poisoned in the south-east of ...
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