Germany: The PFOA scandal in Altötting

The Bavarian town of Altötting has long claimed to have the region’s purest water. Nowadays many people think twice about consuming the water here. Studies have shown it’s contaminated with perfluorooctanoic acid or PFOA, which might cause cancer.

*Watch 6 minute video of issue at https://www.dw.com/en/germany-the-pfoa-scandal-in-alt%C3%B6tting/av-47805394