LONDON, March 31 (Xinhua) -- The United States is the richest country in the world, and clean water shouldn't be a luxury, but that is increasingly what it is becoming, an opinion piece carried by The Guardian has said.
The article, published on Tuesday, was written following the chemical spill incident last week in Philadelphia where around 8,000 gallons of latex were accidentally dumped in the Delaware River.
It noted that the incident isn't an isolated case as tap water across the country is laced with disturbing chemicals.
The most high-profile example of dirty water in the United States was in Flint, Michigan, which had lead-poisoned tap water for years, it noted.
"But tap water across the U.S. is laced with disturbing amounts of 'forever chemicals': a 2021 investigation by the Guardian and Consumer Reports found that millions of people across the country are exposed to potentially toxic chemicals in their drinking water - disproportionately people in poorer regions," it said.
The Delaware River chemical spill served as "a disturbing reminder" that clean drinking water may not be something that can be taken for granted much longer, it added. ■
