10 Facts You'll Never Forget About Your Tap Water

1. Fish Change Sex Due to Hormones in Water

In Europe, fish are increasingly becoming hermaphrodites due to the residues of contraceptives and hormones in the water. What do you think this means for people who drink this daily?
Source: European Environment Agency

2. PFAS Is Not Only in Pans, But Also in Your Glass of Water

These 'eternal chemicals' never break down. In many Dutch and Belgian cities, PFAS values ​​are measured in tap water.
Source: RIVM (2023)

3. You Drink Traces of Antidepressants and Painkillers Every Day

Even if you never take medication, you still ingest residues of medicines used by others through tap water.
Source: KWR Waterresearch

4. Microplastics Have Now Been Found in Tap Water

The particles are so small that they enter your bloodstream. And no, your body cannot break them down.
Source: WHO (2022)

5. 'Safe' Water Does Not Mean It Is 'Clean'

Drinking water companies are allowed to leave contamination within certain standards. But what happens when dozens of substances come together?
Source: EU Drinking Water Directive

6. The Standards for Harmful Substances are Adjusted Subsequently

PFAS was declared ‘safe’ for years — until new studies came out. How many substances are we drinking now that we only later learn are harmful?
Source: RIVM & EPA

7. In Belgium, tap water is sometimes discouraged for baby food

Because of nitrates and other substances, some municipalities recommend using bottled water for babies.
Source: Flemish Environment Agency

8. Tap Water May Contain Pesticide Residues

Agricultural poisons are washed into the soil by rain and end up in drinking water.
Source: KWR Report (2023)

9. Tasteless, Odorless, Yet Harmful

Most pollution in water you can't smell or taste. You only see it when you use a TDS meter, for example.
Source: Consumers' Association

10. No One Checks What Happens in Your Pipes

Water is tested at the source, not in your home. Old pipes can release metals and bacteria that never show up in official measurements.
Source: Waternet

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