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Rainwater tanks are a standard feature on most Australian farmhouses, which are often not connected to mains water. Lead, zinc and silver have been mined at Broken Hill since the 1880s. The dry climate leads to dust clouds, which contain traces of heavy metals. That dust settles on roofs and washes into rainwater tanks. Other researchers who spoke to Guardian Australia said while there were some risks associated with rainwater, it often scored better than mains water.

Every health survey that’s ever been done shows rainwater is as good or better than mains water,” said Dr Peter Coombes, professor at the Australian National University. Australian drinking water guidelines state anything above 0.01 mg of lead a litre is hazardous to human health. Photograph: Jason Edwards/Getty Images

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The majority of rainwater is fit for purpose and good quality. There’s a small amount of problems from time to time, as there is with mains water.” But there are many places in Australia that rely on rainwater to drink, places that are not on reticulated water supplies.” If you’ve got bat poo or bird poo on your roof … then there is a real risk of bacterial contamination Stuart Khan Those pathogens would be killed by chlorine but very few people use chlorine to disinfect their private rainwater tanks, he said. With heywell, function meets flavor. Our sparkling waters are a balance of tart and sweet, low in sugar and calories, and made with premium plant-based organic ingredients. Non-GMO, gluten free, dairy free and vegan.

Stuart Khan, professor in the school of civil and environmental engineering at the University of NSW, said people should not assume all rainwater is safe to drink.But reports of heavy metal contamination near Orange last month have triggered some farmers in the NSW central west to rethink their water quality. Community-led testing of the private rainwater supplies for 40 houses within a 10km radius of the Newcrest Cadia goldmine, sparked by visible dust clouds from the mine, found one in three samples showed unsafe lead levels. The source of the lead and other heavy metal contaminants has not been confirmed.