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Lead in Drinking Water: A Health Hazard Through...
We’ve known lead can damage health from the moment we started using it. Despite this, today lead is still a problem for many households in the Netherlands. How could it...
Lead in Drinking Water: A Health Hazard Through...
We’ve known lead can damage health from the moment we started using it. Despite this, today lead is still a problem for many households in the Netherlands. How could it...
How Toxic Pipe Residues End up in our Drinking ...
New techniques and industrial advances mean that over the years different materials have been used to transport our drinking water from A to B. However, some of these materials have...
How Toxic Pipe Residues End up in our Drinking ...
New techniques and industrial advances mean that over the years different materials have been used to transport our drinking water from A to B. However, some of these materials have...

Chromium-6: A Hidden Danger in our Drinking Water
It is known as the ‘new asbestos’ and is increasingly in the news: chromium-6, a toxic metal that is dangerous to health, is present in our drinking water. “Chromium-6 may...
Chromium-6: A Hidden Danger in our Drinking Water
It is known as the ‘new asbestos’ and is increasingly in the news: chromium-6, a toxic metal that is dangerous to health, is present in our drinking water. “Chromium-6 may...

Is bottled water really better than tap water?
Tap water in the Netherlands is one of the best in the world. Regardless of this, we drink 400 million liters of bottled water each year. Bottled water is more...
Is bottled water really better than tap water?
Tap water in the Netherlands is one of the best in the world. Regardless of this, we drink 400 million liters of bottled water each year. Bottled water is more...
How Citizens Stopped Drinking Water Fluoridatio...
Our drinking water naturally contains small amounts of fluoride. In the middle of the last century, municipalities added extra fluoride to the water to protect teeth. Rebellious citizens managed to...
How Citizens Stopped Drinking Water Fluoridatio...
Our drinking water naturally contains small amounts of fluoride. In the middle of the last century, municipalities added extra fluoride to the water to protect teeth. Rebellious citizens managed to...
Lead lawsuits in the Netherlands – Fighting for...
Since the Netherlands’ Health Council announced in 2019 that around 200,000 homes still have toxic lead water pipes, lawsuits against landlords have been pouring in. Meanwhile, the material is disappearing...
Lead lawsuits in the Netherlands – Fighting for...
Since the Netherlands’ Health Council announced in 2019 that around 200,000 homes still have toxic lead water pipes, lawsuits against landlords have been pouring in. Meanwhile, the material is disappearing...