Residents of Uruguay’s capital are increasingly exasperated after two months of salty-tasting tap water that has damaged water heaters, boosted demand for bottled water and reportedly caused stomach ailments.
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Levels in May and June of chloride, sodium, total dissolved solids, iron and trihalomethanes — a compound that has been associated with certain cancers — already have exceeded average values previously allowed by drinking water regulations in Uruguay, the Regulatory Agency For Water and Energy said.
Health officials have pushed back against widespread claims that the water causes stomach issues. The health ministry has said the ailments are more likely due to viruses, and assured the public as recently as two weeks ago that the water “is suitable for human consumption.” That makes bottled water even less accessible for the South American country’s poorer citizens. In a nation with approximately 3.5 million people, 549,000 people have monthly incomes below 25,000 pesos and there are an additional 141,000 unemployed, according to figures from the Cuesta Duarte Institute, a union-backed research organization.
“That’s 18,000 pesos per month . That’s a salary,” said Ibarra, who collects and sells plastic bottles for recycling. Abreu, his wife, works in a food store and earns 20,000 pesos a month.
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