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A caravan park is flooded after heavy rains in Geraardsbergen, Belgium, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024.

Video. Report finds 'alarming' levels of European groundwater contamination

Updated: 30/05/2024 - 20:00 GMT+2

Samples have revealed high levels of Trifluoroacetic acid in ten European countries' water supplies.

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