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Neve Brissenden

'Still safe': PFAS detected in Blue Mountains water

Water NSW says drinking water levels remain safe across the Blue Mountains region. (Jennifer Ennion/AAP PHOTOS)

Authorities say water in the Blue Mountains remains safe after independent testing allegedly found synthetic PFAS chemicals 50 times higher than Australian drinking water standards.

Independent tests commissioned by the Sydney Morning Herald reported on Tuesday found the highest ever recorded levels of the cancer-causing "forever chemicals" in Adams Creek, feeding into Medlow Dam, and Greaves Creek - beneath the dam.

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