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I live in the Netherlands, what is an easy (but accurate) way to test my water (including for PFAS)?

• Aeolun 3y ago
  Go to the nearest water purification plant? I’m sure they have at least their own numbers somewhere. Maybe a direct display on their website? Edit: Well, that was a depressingly long search only to find that the most recently available data is from 2021… but you can ask for current data it seems [1] scroll down to ‘Gegevens openbaar’. Edit2: evides.nl has monthly PFAS values for a few locations in the netherlands [2]. I kinda expect every different purification plant will have these, but apparently they’re hidden. [1]: https://www.agv.nl/onze-taken/schoon-water/waterkwaliteit-meten/ https://www.agv.nl/onze-taken/schoon-water/waterkwaliteit-me... [2]: https://www.evides.nl/uw-drinkwater/mijn-waterkwaliteit/pfas-en-drinkwater https://www.evides.nl/uw-drinkwater/mijn-waterkwaliteit/pfas...
  • zachrip 3y ago
    I was hoping to test the water straight out of my taps, maybe I can find a place to send some samples to. I'm pretty sure at minimum I can ask for the standard tests but I'm unsure if they'll tell me the PFAS levels.
    • DoingIsLearning 3y ago
      From what I've read it is not a straightforward test to order in Europe as an individual person. Seems easier to convince your huisarts to perform a blood test if you are in an affected region.
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