The impact of the emission of 'short PFAS' such as PFBA and PFBS via the chimney of chemical company 3M is a cause for concern. Concentrations of the chemical substances were recently measured in the groundwater several kilometres away from the factory in Zwijndrecht above
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After a critical analysis, together with independent experts, we maintain our position: the report of the Earthmoving Commission does not provide sufficient guarantees for the public health of local residents and workers.
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23.09.2021 | META: Jean-Luc Wietor EEB European Environmental Bureau The PFAS scandal surrounding the 3M factory in Antwerp has continued to unfold, teetering ever closer to the realms of absurdity. While Belgians are no strangers to surrealism, the scandal is
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After a critical analysis, together with independent experts, we maintain our position: the report of the Earthmoving Commission does not provide sufficient guarantees for the public health of local residents and workers.
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Emails, internal memos and legal advice that Apache was able to access indicate that Lantis and chemical company 3M have worked more closely together in recent years than official communications suggest. The goal: 'minimizing the total damage for both parties'. 21.09.2021 | apache:
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⏰ The clock is ticking. The climate crisis is no longer a distant prospect. After 1.5 years at home, we are going #BackToTheClimate with a big climate march in Brussels! Grondrecht is also joining us. On Sunday 10 October we will be back on the streets for
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The Dutch RIVM, together with Germany, Sweden, Denmark and Norway, is setting a good example by preparing a proposal for a complete ban on the use, sale and production of PFAS in Europe. 2021 | RIVM: National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
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For years, 3M emitted huge amounts of the extremely heavy greenhouse gas HFC-23. The chemical company did not report this pollution until 2019. The Flemish government then gave the company 341,235 euros in 'strategic ecological support', intended to build a plant that would
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In the Left Bank project area, 460,000 m³ of heavily PFOS-contaminated soil would initially be excavated and packed by Lantis, the developer of Oosterweel. Ultimately, it will only be 160,000 m³. This is evident from internal documents from Lantis that Apache, De
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During the works on the Oosterweel connection in the Left Bank project area in Antwerp, 460,000 m³ of heavily PFAS-contaminated soil would initially be excavated and packed. In the end, it will only be 160,000 m³. The vast majority of it will be dumped in the controversial
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