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Despite strict regulations by the Drinking Water Ordinance, tap water in Germany can be contaminated with pollutants. For example, drinking water may contain elevated levels of sulfate, which can affect physical health under certain circumstances.

Sulfates are esters and salts of sulfuric acid. In nature, these sulfur compounds are mainly found in minerals such as calcium sulfate and magnesium. Sulfates are an important component for many metallic elements.

Learn how sulfates get into drinking water in the first place, what effects sulfate has on the human body, and what dangers sulfate in water poses to plumbing in this article.