2023-11-13 12:36:19
The mayor of Braine-le-Comte, Maxime Daye, announced this Wednesday, following an emergency meeting, that it was now not recommended to consume tap water in the village of Ronquières.
Indeed, since the publication of the #Investigation magazine on the presence of PFAS (also described as “eternal pollutants”) in drinking water, the revelations have followed one another.
In Ronquières in the commune of Braine-le-Comte, the quantities of PFAS in the water are worrying. The Walloon Water Company indicates that the water quality in Ronquières is good. However, the PFAS value is 106 nanograms per liter. However, the future European standard, active in 2026, is 100. New, more recent analyzes have shown concentrations of between 72 and 86 ng/L, below the future standard of 100 ng/L, therefore.
“These rates remain high. We want to have the most correct water possible in the village, that’s why we are taking this recommendation“, justified Maxime Daye, mayor of Braine-le Comte.
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