Do you need a water filter for tap water at home?

New testing has detected “forever chemicals” in Sydney’s water supply. This masthead reported that Sydney Water took samples from the local drinking water catchments , and while PFAS concentrations are within Australia’s drinking water guidelines, they are above US safety thresholds. Do you need a water filter at home? It’s unlikely.

Credit: Getty Images PFAS is an umbrella term for a family of thousands of chemicals dubbed “forever chemicals” because they never break down in the environment. We have many sources of exposure, including through our food packaging, household dust, furniture, carpets and upholstery, raincoats, artificial grass, non-stick frying pans, cosmetics and even dental and menstrual products, which have been treated with PFAS to make them stain or water-resistant. The question on many people’s lips now is whether our tap water still safe to drink? “The answer is yes,” says Professor Stuart Khan, the head of the school of civil engineering at the University of Sydney.

“Sydney still has one of the best water supplies in the world and one of the safest drinking water supplies in the world. “Exposure through Sydney’s drinking water is a very, very minor source – these are very small trace concentrations,” Khan says. “They certainly add to our overall PFAS burden, but not in a way that drives the risk.

” While expert opinion is that tap water is safe, for those who do want to buy a water filter, there are several options and co.