3M speaks for the first time through Peter Vermeulen, in the matter on VRT. With contributions from residents of Zwijndrecht, including Land Court Judge Toon Penen and Carolien Van der Cruyssen of Zwijndrecht gezond are given extensive opportunity to speak. 30.06.2021 |
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Can the Scheldt tunnel on the Left Bank be excavated safely? Client Lantis is confident that it can move a million cubic meters of soil that is heavily contaminated with PFOS completely risk-free. Although not everyone is convinced of this. The question
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During a hearing on the PFOS pollution in Zwijndrecht, the American company 3M defended itself this afternoon by disputing its harmful impact on health. 29.06.2021 | DS: Jef Poppelmonde Read the full article in the newspaper…
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While the debate about PFOS and the Oosterweel works rages on, this dossier is also increasingly revealing underlying systemic errors in environmental policy. The scandal is a symptom of a broader disease, which is also manifesting itself in other dossiers. 29.06.2021 | Greenpeace
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During a hearing on the PFOS pollution in Zwijndrecht, the American company 3M, which is responsible for it, defended itself by wrongly disputing the harmful effects of the substance on humans. 29.06.2021 | DS: poj Read the full article in
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With the current excavation works and soil transports for Oosterweel, the severe contamination of local soil and groundwater with persistent, toxic and bio-accumulative chemical substances is threatened to spread even further. The environmental movement is calling for a sustainable solution for the long-standing
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Over the past ten years, 3M Belgium has paid its shareholders over 225 million euros in dividends. This amount is in stark contrast to the amounts that 3M provides for the remediation of the heavily PFOS-contaminated industrial sites in Zwijndrecht.
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Toxic soil 3M factory Researchers and authorities have known for years that a toxic substance was in the soil near the Flemish Zwijndrecht. Residents were never informed. 25.06.2021 | nrc› Anouk van Kampen Read the full article in the newspaper…
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The contamination with the non-biodegradable chemical PFOS in Zwijndrecht, which came to light due to the Oosterweel works, set a ball rolling that has already led to precautionary measures in Mechelen, Willebroek and around every fire brigade training ground. PFOS
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A large part of the European population is said to ingest more PFAS daily than is safe according to the standards recently calculated by the European Food Safety Authority EFSA. This is partly due to drinking water that contains excessively high concentrations of these harmful chemicals. Main culprit
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