Recent testing has found low levels of PFAS across several Sydney water catchments. But experts say there are a lot more 'forever chemicals' that we don't know about.
Authorities have stressed that drinking water in Sydney is safe after levels of PFAS, commonly dubbed 'forever chemicals', were detected across several catchments. The data, tested by Sydney Water and published on its website, showed low levels across water filtration plants in June, including Warragamba, North Richmond and the Cascade Dam in the Blue Mountains, which had the highest levels.
This followed the Sydney Morning Herald reporting evidence of past contamination of Sydney's tap water. Repeat samples were taken from one site, the Cascade Water Filtration Plant at Katoomba and Blackheath, the following month due to results being higher than other sites. At Blackheath, in the Blue Mountains, detection showed perfluorooctane sulfonate at 0.0155 ug/L or 15.5 ppt . Levels of another PFAS type, PFHxS, were 0.0136 ug/L 13.6 ppt.
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