2023-11-18 07:36:44
The concentration of the four Pfas (Pfas4) considered to be the most dangerous for health exceeds the standard of 4 nanograms per liter of water for a good part of the water consumed in Brussels, we read on Saturday in the regional edition of The last hour. This standard is recommended by experts and a European scientific body, who suggest the establishment of such a ceiling.
On Wednesday, Brussels Minister of the Environment Alain Maron (Ecolo) indicated that, for the twenty Pfas detected by Vivaqua since 2020, the concentrations never exceed the ceiling of 100 nanograms per liter of water (the European standard from 2026, Editor’s note), nor the alert threshold of 30 nanograms per liter that the Brussels Region intends to establish.
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However, regional deputy Christophe De Beukelaer (Les Engagés) unearthed information relating to the four most dangerous Pfas coming from Vivaqua. The “Pfas4 rate detected in the Rhode reservoir greatly exceeds the Danish standard (2 ng/l) and the indicative threshold set in Flanders (4 ng/l)”, notes the elected official. Between October 2021 and October this year, the average concentration of Pfas4 reached 6.9 ng/l in this reservoir, which serves more than half of Brussels taps.
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The Callois and Uccle reservoirs, which water the other half of the capital’s inhabitants, also display concentrations higher than Danish standards but lower than recommendations. They remain much lower than those detected in the Rhode reservoir.
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