Ligtas bang inumin ang tap water sa Australia?

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Mahalaga ang pagkakaroon ng ligtas na inuming tubig, lalo na’t mahalaga ito sa Australia na may matinding klima. Pero dahil iba-iba ang kalidad at suplay ng tubig sa bawat lugar, paano nga ba natin malalaman kung ligtas itong inumin?


Key Points
  • Ang tubig sa Australia ay nililinis at binabantayan upang masigurong ito ay ligtas at pasok sa pamantayan ng kalusugan.
  • Ang Australian Drinking Water Guidelines ang nagsisilbing pambansang batayan na sinusunod ng mga tagapagsuplay ng tubig.
  • Sa karamihan ng bahagi ng Australia, ligtas inumin ang tubig mula sa gripo, ngunit sa mas maliliit na rehiyon at malalayong komunidad, mas marami silang kinakaharap na hamon.
Sa Australia lokasyon mo ang nagtatakda kung saan galing ang inuming tubig—maaaring mula ito sa inalisang-alat na tubig-dagat, ground water o tubig mula sa ilalim ng lupa, o sa mga dam.

Sa mga lungsod at karamihan ng mga regional towns, dumadaan ang inuming tubig sa mga underground waterpipes na bahagi ng malawak na water main network papunta sa mga kabahayan.
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Water experts Dr Emily Quek and Professor Stuart Khan Credit: Emily Quek/Image supplied; Stuart Khan/Iain Bond
Ayon kay Dr Emily Quek, Co-Chair ng Water Quality Specialist Network ng Australian Water Association.  

“Our tap water is treated and monitored to meet strict health-based standards that consistently meets the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines, and water utilities also regularly test it to ensure it is safe.” 

Sang-ayon naman dito ang Water quality researcher na si Professor Stuart Khan mula sa School of Civil Engineering University of Sydney. 

“Most of the time in most of Australia, the answer is unequivocally ‘yes’. But safety is a relative term and there are certainly water supplies in Australia with significantly lower levels of safety than others."
The most challenging water supplies to keep safe tend to be those in smaller regional and remote communities.
Professor Stuart Khan
Sa Australia, karaniwang kasama sa proseso ng paglilinis ng tubig ang coagulation, filtration, at chlorine disinfection.
Drinking water disinfection with chlorine has saved many millions of lives throughout the last century.
Professor Stuart Khan
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Warragamba Dam provides drinking water for Sydney. Credit: Deeva Sood/Unsplash
Boiling or filtering the water may be recommended as a precautionary measure when there is a known or suspected risk to water quality.
Dr Emily Quek

Para sa karagdagang impormasyon tungkol sa inuming tubig bisitahin:
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