Residents of Buschwiller, near Basel, face health risks after a ban on drinking tap water due to toxic PFAS chemicals found at four times the safe limit. Sandra Wiedemann, a mother of a six-month-old, expressed her fears after learning of the contamination. The local authority issued a warning affecting 60,000 people, especially targeting children under two and pregnant or breastfeeding women. Residents are now reliant on bottled water until authorities implement water filtration systems by the end of the year.
Residents like Sandra Wiedemann face a significant health threat as tests show local tap water has PFAS levels four times above the safe limit. The ban affects 60,000 people.
Due to alarming PFAS contamination in tap water, a wide-ranging drinking water ban has been issued for vulnerable groups including children and breastfeeding women, creating urgency among residents.
The local authority's letter highlighted the urgency of the situation, declaring the tap water unsafe for children under two, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and immunocompromised individuals.
Officials expect that by the end of the year, water filter systems will be installed to address the PFAS contamination issue, allowing affected residents to safely drink from the tap again.
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