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According to overseas Chinese Xintiandi, in the Netherlands and even in Europe
Chinese friends who have lived for a long time,
They will gradually develop a habit: drink raw water
When you're thirsty, grab a cup
Unscrew the tap and drink the water!
Especially the Dutch blue sky, green grass, good mountains and good water,
Everyone's intuition: the water quality here must be good!
In fact, the dutch water has always been in Europe
Even the world is very high-quality!
So no one in the Netherlands would "waste money" buying bottled water...
However, today almost all Dutch media
All announced one thing:
Drink tap water directly from the tap,
May be harmful to health! Especially for small children and pregnant women!
Before the news starts,
Xiao Qiao directly assigned the key points to everyone:
For the health of yourself and your family,
It is recommended that you still buy mineral water and drink it with confidence!
A Dutch survey found that many Dutch households' plumbing faucets are still old-fashioned lead.
Drinking water from this water pipe every day can easily cause trace amounts of "lead poisoning".
Although trace amounts of lead enter the human body, it is very harmful to pregnant women and children under 7 years old!
Therefore, the Dutch Health Commission urges these Dutch who have "poison water pipes" in their homes to replace them as soon as possible; or not to drink the raw water directly from the drinking water pipes, but to cook and drink them.
At the same time, the Dutch Health Council is also consulting with relevant Dutch government departments, such as the national infrastructure department and the Dutch water resources management department:
How to introduce an effective policy to encourage families with old "lead pipes" in their homes to actively replace them. Is there a certain subsidy to be given?
At the same time, it is also mandatory for homeowners to "have the obligation" to inform tenants or buyers when renting and selling houses: the water pipes in their homes are made of lead!
About 200,000 households in the Netherlands have this problem with faucet pipes, but everyone doesn't care!
In addition, lead pipes are assessed for kindergartens and schools.
Experts say these "toxic pipes" can lead to too much lead in drinking water, which is especially dangerous for young children.
Health Commission Chair Pim van Gool said: "There are ample scientific studies that the increase in the concentration of lead has an effect on brain development. "In addition, blood pressure can rise and lead to kidney damage."
The Netherlands has a law that states that only 10 micrograms of lead are allowed per liter of water!
However, it is difficult to distinguish whether there is lead in the water by the body's sense of smell for a long time, let alone whether there is any excess, because lead has no special odor and is tasteless...
Therefore, it can only be determined by testing the water by a professional. Lead water pipes can be identified by their color: gray.
But some are hidden under the ground, and the water pipes in the walls are easy to ignore.
Dutch experts give you a screening "trick": if your house was built before 1960, there is a great chance that lead pipes will enter the house!
Since then, the houses built have theoretically no longer used lead water pipes. But you can't pack a ticket 100% ...
According to the Dutch Health Commission, "poison pipes" are mainly concerned with houses in older downtown areas, where the pipes have never been replaced.
They estimate that such "poison pipes" may exist in between 100,000 and 200,000 households in the Netherlands. Around 10,000 Dutch children and thousands of pregnant women were "poisoned" by it....
When Dutch parents learned the news, many people were very angry.
For example, the Dutch father Maciek Wielgat and his 9-year-old baby daughter Maia in the picture above are the victims of this "poison water pipe".
Father Maciek said: "Can't believe that his daughter has been drinking "lead" water for nearly a decade since she was born...
He began to buy his daughter drinking water and mineral water from the supermarket, which he put on his own table.
Health effects of lead poisoning on children:
Lead affects children's brain development, causing decreased IQ, behavioral changes such as reduced attention span and increased antisocial behaviors, and decreased academic performance. Lead exposure can also cause anemia, hypertension, impaired renal function, immunotoxicity, and reproductive organ toxicity!
Health Commission Chairman Pim van Gool said people living in newly built housing in the Netherlands may not be completely "spared" because
Van Gool said the people in the newly built homes are also not completely safe. "Lead is released at the junction of the faucet and the water pipe. This can also lead to excessive lead in drinking water. ”
But these lead exceedances are not permanent: after a few months, the concentration of lead in drinking water drops.
However, the health committee recommends that families with newborns feed their babies bottled mineral water instead of tap water, and the insurance is also assured!
Finally, experts suggest that for houses built before 1960, they should be thoroughly inspected, replaced water pipes, and eliminated the problem of "lead" exceeding the standard in tap water from the source!
After reading the news, the article is written here,
Xiao Qiao looked at the faucet at home worriedly,
I always think that what I drink may be "lead" water...
Scratching his head in worry, a few hairs fell
Suddenly, I seemed to understand something:
Everyone has been "complaining" about losing their hair after saying that they have gone abroad,
Is it because the water in the Netherlands is "poisonous"?
So, Xiao Qiao went online to find the symptoms of "lead poisoning"...
See if you and everyone have been tricked!
The horrors of lead poisoning:
Ability to penetrate brain tissue + crazy destruction of DNA
After the lead enters the body, because it is not easy to eliminate, the lead ions are physically concentrated and isolated in the bones. The reasons for the complex toxicity of lead are: it can trigger cell precipitation, interferon nerve metabolism and so on.
Structurally, divalent lead ions look too much like calcium and zinc ions, and in addition to producing enzymes that interfere with heme production, they will cause the body to accumulate too much heme precursor – aminoaceproic acid (ALA), causing headaches, insomnia, and even osteoporosis or miscarriage. (Original title: The Netherlands surprised the "poisonous" tap water!) Hundreds of thousands of people are still drinking! Quickly check if you are "tricked"? ）
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Source: Overseas Chinese Xintiandi
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