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Jan
The safety of our drinking water is once again in the spotlight due to a Senate investigation into the presence of PFAS. Concerned about the health effects of PFAS in their drinking water, elders in the Aboriginal community of Wreck Bay, New South Wales, are purchasing bottled water from their aged care packages. Earth doesn't have any "new" water. Some isolated and rural places get their drinking water from subpar groundwater and surface water. The levels of salt, microbiological pollutants, and trace elements like lead, manganese, and arsenic in rural and regional water can surpass recommended limits. The effects of…