Alsace, eastern France, have been told by the local government that it had found dangerously high levels of PFAs – or ‘forever chemicals’ – in the water.

To check, you can look for your internal stop tap, where the water first comes into your house. The DWI explains: "This may be in or behind the cupboards in your kitchen or a downstairs toilet.

Turn the stop tap clockwise, turn off your heating, and open all your taps to quickly drain the system. If water has leaked near your electrics, switch off the electricity supply at the mains and ...

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Tap water is the easy one. Turn on your kitchen faucet. Water comes out of the tap. Voila! Tap water. The quality of tap water varies by location and might contain traces of minerals specific to ...