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Why is there so much PFAS in Amsterdam drinking water and what can be done about it?

Het Parool22 September · 17:311 day ago

Amsterdam's drinking water contains more than twice the amount of PFAS chemicals recommended by the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM). Expert Gerard Stroomberg explains that nearly 90 percent of the PFAS in the Rhine River is already present in the water before it enters the Netherlands at Lobith.

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