Most of us take clean drinking water as a given. Contaminated water, we’re led to believe, is an issue for poorer, developing nations – those still without access to running water or water suppliers. Yet this isn’t true.
In fact, scientists have discovered the drinking water of billions of people globally contains perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), so-called ‘forever chemicals’. These chemicals, found in dozens of household items, accumulate in the human body through drinking water, causing a range of health issues at high doses.
Governments on both sides of the Atlantic are taking regulatory action, though critics say progress has been slow. Fortunately, private companies are taking matters into their own hands in areas such as water utilities, engineering and construction, waste management and technology.
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