Oslo Water Unsafe!!! BUT Thank Goodness.. it's SAFE now. :D
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Aniwae, here's a piece of shocking news that I received last week on 17th Oct from the sch and the Norwegian authorities. The water in Oslo was unsafe for direct consumption!!! "Local water authorities in Oslo recommend all water for drinking, cooking and tooth brushing to be boiled for 3 minutes. Use of ice cubes or drinking filter or machine coffee are also discouraged." OMG!!! Cant believe that for the past 2+mths here in Oslo, I've been drinking from the water cooler... Notices were pasted almost everywhere (toilets, water coolers, supermarkets) after the news was released. It was reallie shocking. I guess many pple started stocking up mineral water upon hearing the news too. Coz all the non-fizzy mineral water were sold out in the supermarkets on that very same day!!! OMG!!!
Here's the link to the newspaper article abt the water in Oslo: http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2052645.ece
Apparently, there were some parasites found in the water during some tests. Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium. "Giardia lamblia is the same bacteria that caused the drinking water epidemic in Bergen (another part of Norway)." It's hard to imagine how fast the parasites could have multiplied and the number of parasites present in my body now... =(
Thank goodness!!! 雨过天晴了。We received another email from the school on 22nd Oct saying that the water is safe for consumption again. New tests have shown that the water is clean. =)
Hmmm... it's a little cliche to say this... but it's also through this incident that made me realised how we've actually been taking many things for granted back in Singapore. We were quite taken aback when we heard of this news. Firstly, we've been drinking the unboiled water (from the water cooler) for quite some time. Oops. And I was told by one of our neighbours that the kids in some of childcare centres in Norway are actually provided with beverages made from the water taken directly from the tap (without boiling). Can u imagine how scary this piece of news is to them? Secondly, it was reallie a hassle to have to conscientiously boil water for our daily use (cooking, drinking and brushing teeth). It's reallie troublesome esp when u have to wait for the water to cool first b4 u can use (except for cooking). The time taken to prepare our food was much longer too coz we can only afford to "shower" our veggies with as little water as possible. =(
I'm lucky enough to have grown up in a place where water flowing out from the taps are clean and potable. Until after this incident, I didnt reallie know how troublesome it can actually get (to obtain potable water) for pple living in places where the taps dont provide potable water. I guess I will appreciate clean water even more from now on!!! =)
Use water wisely! :P
Aniwae, here's a piece of shocking news that I received last week on 17th Oct from the sch and the Norwegian authorities. The water in Oslo was unsafe for direct consumption!!! "Local water authorities in Oslo recommend all water for drinking, cooking and tooth brushing to be boiled for 3 minutes. Use of ice cubes or drinking filter or machine coffee are also discouraged." OMG!!! Cant believe that for the past 2+mths here in Oslo, I've been drinking from the water cooler... Notices were pasted almost everywhere (toilets, water coolers, supermarkets) after the news was released. It was reallie shocking. I guess many pple started stocking up mineral water upon hearing the news too. Coz all the non-fizzy mineral water were sold out in the supermarkets on that very same day!!! OMG!!!
Here's the link to the newspaper article abt the water in Oslo: http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2052645.ece
Apparently, there were some parasites found in the water during some tests. Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium. "Giardia lamblia is the same bacteria that caused the drinking water epidemic in Bergen (another part of Norway)." It's hard to imagine how fast the parasites could have multiplied and the number of parasites present in my body now... =(
Thank goodness!!! 雨过天晴了。We received another email from the school on 22nd Oct saying that the water is safe for consumption again. New tests have shown that the water is clean. =)
Hmmm... it's a little cliche to say this... but it's also through this incident that made me realised how we've actually been taking many things for granted back in Singapore. We were quite taken aback when we heard of this news. Firstly, we've been drinking the unboiled water (from the water cooler) for quite some time. Oops. And I was told by one of our neighbours that the kids in some of childcare centres in Norway are actually provided with beverages made from the water taken directly from the tap (without boiling). Can u imagine how scary this piece of news is to them? Secondly, it was reallie a hassle to have to conscientiously boil water for our daily use (cooking, drinking and brushing teeth). It's reallie troublesome esp when u have to wait for the water to cool first b4 u can use (except for cooking). The time taken to prepare our food was much longer too coz we can only afford to "shower" our veggies with as little water as possible. =(
I'm lucky enough to have grown up in a place where water flowing out from the taps are clean and potable. Until after this incident, I didnt reallie know how troublesome it can actually get (to obtain potable water) for pple living in places where the taps dont provide potable water. I guess I will appreciate clean water even more from now on!!! =)
Use water wisely! :P
posted by == SMiNG == @ 11:53 AM
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