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“Cancer-linked ‘forever chemicals’ have been detected at water filtration plants across Sydney, with authorities quietly releasing data about the level of man-made perfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) in drinking sources.
Sydney Water has been monitoring additional water outlets since June this year and detected levels considered unsafe in the United States, which is seen as a world-leader for PFAS regulation.
The highest levels were detected in the Blue Mountains, at the Cascade Dam water filtration plants at Blackheath and Katoomba.
The US Environmental Protection Agency considers there is no safe level of PFAS in drinking water, due to health risks it presents to humans, but the Australian government guidelines state there is a safe level of exposure.”…