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French doctors sound alarm over drinking water pollution

French doctors sound alarm over drinking water pollution
France 24 Monday 01 June 2026, 15:15 UTC By Valérie DEKIMPE 1 min read
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French doctors sound alarm over drinking water pollution To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Issued on: Modified: Pesticides, microplastics and so-called forever chemicals: that’s the cocktail of substances millions of French people are exposed to simply from drinking tap water. According to France's National Association of Health professionals, representing private practice doctors, at least 30 percent of the population was exposed to contaminated water at least once in 2024. FRANCE 24's Environment Editor Valerie Dekimpe tells us more.
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