Tap water - is it OK to drink?
I understand that tap water should comtain chlorine - but flouride? Has anybody got an opinion on the drinkability of tap water in the Algarve please?
Hi Jazz,
It all depends on where the water came from and what processing it went through (if any) before it comes out of your tap. ;-(
Probably best to pay an expert to test your water and go from there if you have concerns.
As with most countries, the geology in the Algarve changes frequently East to West and Beach to Hills.
Things to consider :-
House Location
Mains Water
Borehole Water
Well Water
Etc, Etc
I seem to recall an article about improving drinking water across the whole of Portugal a short while ago, in The Portugal News.They also had an article, about 2 years ago, about cancer from the drinking water (5%, of global population, had a certain cancer in Portugal ).
!!!! If I remember well?? !!!!
Maybe the top article was an update on the older article??Ian28 wrote on Wed Nov 10, 2021 3:55pm:
Hi Jazz,
It all depends on where the water came from and what processing it went through (if any) before it comes out of your tap. ;-(
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Probably best to pay an expert to test your water and go from there if you have concerns.
As with most countries, the geology in the Algarve changes frequently East to West and Beach to Hills.
Things to consider :-
House Location
Mains Water
Borehole Water
Well Water
Etc, Etc
I seem to recall an article about improving drinking water across the whole of Portugal a short while ago, in The Portugal News.They also had an article, about 2 years ago, about cancer from the drinking water (5%, of global population, had a certain cancer in Portugal ).
!!!! If I remember well?? !!!!
Maybe the top article was an update on the older article??
Ian
Thanks, Ian.
James
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2021 8:18am
Hi, I live in monte gordo and have lived in Vila Real. I use it all the time, it can have a little taste of flouride but if you use a water filter like brita it tastes fine. In the countryside it is probably different and I have no experience with that.
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