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Can You Drink Tap Water in Boras?
We don't have enough information to make a specific recommendation about the safety of drinking tap water in Boras, Sweden.
However, based on information from nearby locations, the average water score in Sweden is a out of 100.
Tap Safe includes data from many publicly available sources, including the WHO (World Health Organization), CDC (Center for Disease Control), and user submitted databases, but unfortunately there's not enough data about Boras.
To see user submitted ratings of the water quality for Sweden, see the "User Submitted Ratings" box on this page.
When I was recently asked if Tap Water Boras Sweden had been tested for contamination by TCE or Trichloroethylene, I was not aware of such testing. My curiosity got the best of me so I did a little research. In 2020, an environmental group in Sweden began testing 500 water bottles daily from every tap in the capital city of Stockholm to find the amount of contamination by these two chemicals. After six months of investigation, the environmental group came to the conclusion that Tap Water Quality was very poor indeed. The contaminants included a range of toxic metals such as lead, copper, and mercury, which are known carcinogens.
This was disturbing to me since Tap Water Quality is the major criterion for deciding which tap water to consume. In fact, in countries like the United States and Canada, our government requires that we have access to clean, pure tap water in order to enjoy clean water. If you live in one of these countries you should know that the drinkin
The estimated price of bottled water
$1.43 in USD (1.5-liter)
USER SUBMITTED RATINGS
- Drinking Water Pollution and Inaccessibility
- Water Pollution
- Drinking Water Quality and Accessibility
- Water Quality
The above data is comprised of subjective, user submitted opinions about the water quality and pollution in Boras, measured on a scale from 0% (lowest) to 100% (highest).
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Reminder
Always take extra precautions, the water may be safe to drink when it leaves the sewage treatment plant but it may pick up pollutants during its way to your tap. We advise that you ask locals or hotel staff about the water quality. Also, note that different cities have different water mineral contents.