Tag: contaminated
French drinking water contaminated with residues of a banned fungicide
Suspicion on French taps. Drinking water in France is largely contaminated by residues from a fungicide banned for several years, a sign of the persistence in the environment of traces…
New Investigation Confirms Presence of Perfluorinated Contaminated Eggs
Are we on “the eve of a major health scandal”, as feared by farmers in the Lyon region? Ten months after the publication of a survey ofCorrespondent, revealing the massive…
“We have broken the water cycle, destroyed ecosystems and contaminated groundwater”
The risk of a “global water crisis” is imminent, according to a report by UN-Water and UNESCO published on Tuesday. Enough to trigger a new committed and inflamed speech by…
Human rights: 1000 children die every day from contaminated drinking water
human rights 1000 children die every day from contaminated drinking water Children stand at a waterhole in the West African country of Niger. photo © Kay Nietfeld/dpa In many countries…
Which industrialist contaminated the water tables of Rumilly?
In Rumilly, a commune in Haute-Savoie, residents can no longer drink tap water. So they had to connect to that of Greater Annecy. The reason ? Groundwater is contaminated by…
17,000 sites contaminated with “eternal” PFAS pollutants in Europe, reveals a journalistic investigation
This is the result of an investigation lasting several months to which major European media such as The world Or The Guardian participated. 17,000 sites are contaminated in Europe, including…
PFAS: 1,500 sites in Germany reportedly contaminated with “eternal chemicals.”
Dangerous for the environment and health Media report: 1500 locations across Germany contaminated with “eternal chemical” PFAS View of a sewage treatment plant: PFAS-containing waste water and objects also collect…
More than 99% of Breton waters are contaminated by pesticides
The figure is scary but illustrates a reality. In Brittany, more than 99% of analyzes carried out in rivers, ponds or groundwater show the presence of pesticides. Omnipresence, one should…
Brazil sank the contaminated former aircraft carrier Foch in the Atlantic
The Brazilian Navy announced on Friday that it had sunk the former Foch aircraft carrier filled with asbestos, paint and other toxic waste in the Atlantic Ocean, a decision criticized…
Chemical triangle: contaminated sites and fears for the future – Bavaria
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a raw material for all kinds of impregnations and coatings, has not been manufactured in the Gendorf Chemical Park for 20 years and has not been processed…