Because traces of particularly questionable chemicals were even found in mineral water, Global 2000 criticizes politics and the agricultural lobby! Fast filtering of the load is required.
Clean drinking water – actually a matter of natural in Austria. However, new studies cloud this image. Because the withdrawal of the rehearsal, which was careful, revealed an alarming voltage on the very toxic chemical TFA (Trifluora meter), a breakdown product of pesticides.
In any case, the facts are alarming: at official measuring points, an average of ten times the permitted EU restriction value for this type of contamination was determined. Top values such as those from Tullnerfeld (Lower Austria) are even 300 times! In general, mostly affected: regions in Styria, both Burgenland and upper and lower Austria used intensively. Individual domestic mineral water brands are also contaminated-side not to threaten dimensions.
Other countries have stricter values
That also worries about the Eco veteran Helmut Belanyecz: nobody knows how many water supply systems are also en masse. “There is no extensive overview. The operators often have no idea what quantities of these eternal slide chemical flow through their lines, ”confirms Helmut Burtscher -damage, environmental chemicist from Global 2000. Instead of determining the problem, Austria could soon take on a limit that was already in 2020 in Germany was determined in 2020 – but regardless of the special risks for children and babies. A fatal mistake. Because in other countries such as the Netherlands and Belgium there are for a long time stricter values that actually protect.
The German limit value, even the worst values in Austria, will still classify as ‘harmless’. This is absolutely irresponsible, Burtscher -damage specifies his criticism.
Political failure and delayed transparency
While renowned scientists in Kristal -noise words pick up even more clearly, politicians apparently sink inactivity. “For years an urgently required database of pesticide expansion has been discussed, which could ultimately clarify where, when and in what quantities of toxic chemicals are applied. A feasibility study has already been created – but it is unused in the drawer, “says Olga Voglauer, spokeswoman for the Greens, alarm!
So while pesticides uncontrollably our wet die more and more species. TFA stays in the water cycle – with unknown long -term consequences. Germany has now requested the classification as “harmful to reproduction”. Worldwide 2000 requires a legal limit of drinking water that really protects – especially children and pregnant women. The last chance to set the course well is with the departing Minister of Health Johannes Rauch (Greens). If he remains inactive, his successor must immediately make this a priority, including the requirements of Greenpeace -Baas Alex Egit.
Source: Krone
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