Overview

• Authorities ordered a ban on tap water for 60,000 residents after tests revealed PFAS levels well above safety thresholds linked to firefighting foams at Basel-Mulhouse Airport
• Under-twos, pregnant women and immunocompromised people have been told to steer clear of tap water until the end of the year to limit exposure
• A €20 million cleanup effort has been launched to remove PFAS compounds from the Haut-Rhin water network
• The Haut-Rhin prefecture has opened an inquiry into Euro-Airport Basel-Mulhouse’s use of PFAS-treated foams through 2017 to determine liability
• Local stores report widespread bottled water stockpiling as public confidence in tap water safety plummets