Grondrecht has thoroughly reviewed the report of the Commission on Earthmoving. 'After this critical analysis of the report, which we have carried out together with independent experts, we maintain our position that this report does not provide sufficient guarantees for public health
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The report that the Earthmoving Commission presented last week does not offer “sufficient guarantees for the public health of local residents and workers”, according to the local action group Grondrecht, which analysed the report together with independent experts. According to
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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PFAS timeline from 1938 to today.
The history of the perfluoroalkyl chemicals aka PFAS, the forever chemicals.
A DuPont employee, while researching improved production methods for Freon gas, accidentally discovers the first PFAS compounds as a by-product.
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