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“Authorities say water in the Blue Mountains remains safe after independent testing allegedly found synthetic PFAS chemicals 50 times higher than Australian drinking water standards.
Independent tests commissioned by the Sydney Morning Herald reported on Tuesday found the highest ever recorded levels of the cancer-causing ‘forever chemicals’ in Adams Creek, feeding into Medlow Dam, and Greaves Creek – beneath the dam.
Water NSW shut off a pipeline connecting Medlow Dam and Greaves Creek Dam on August 28, after government tests found 0.09 microgram per litre of PFAS, slightly above Australian guidelines of 0.07.”…