The announcement comes after a rumour swept French social media claiming that the city's water was polluted with tritium and was unsafe to drink. The local authorities for Ile de France, which covers the greater Paris region, said: "The levels observed in the tap water to date do not show any risk to public health. Démenti sur la présence de #tritium dans l'eau potable : aucun arrêté préfectoral n'a été pris par le préfet de Paris. Public health authority the l’Assistance publique des hôpitaux de Paris stated: "We have obviously not received any order of any kind relating to water contamination." Tritium is present in minute quantities in drinking water, but Paris water authority Eau de Paris says the amount present in the city's water is well below safe levels.

Source: The Local July 22, 2019 07:52 UTC