On OMV Site in Schwechat near Vienna: Forever Chemicals Entered Groundwater Over Decades

On the grounds of the OMV refinery in Schwechat (Bruck an der Leitha district), persistent chemicals are said to have entered the groundwater over decades. According to a report in the "Tuesday edition of Der Standard," the cause is the firefighting foam used in fire drills. Investigations have discovered elevated concentrations of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in the groundwater in the Mannswörth area. The public drinking water network is not affected, emphasized OMV.

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