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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According to the Earthmoving Commission, the works on the Scheldt tunnel on the Antwerp Left Bank can continue without additional risks to public health and the environment. A few interventions should suffice to prevent further contamination with PFOS. However, the standards used by the commission are
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According to the Earthmoving Commission, the works on the Scheldt tunnel on the Antwerp Left Bank can continue without additional risks to public health and the environment. A few interventions should suffice to prevent further contamination with PFOS. However, the standards used by the commission are
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During an initial visit by the Flemish Parliament's PFOS research committee to the Oosterweel site and the 3M factory site, committee chairman Hannes Anaf spoke with local residents, among others. A series of soil surveys at 23 locations in Antwerp have resulted in seven
While Flemish politicians are bickering about stricter discharge standards for 3M, the outdated remediation approach of the company site is causing a much larger inflow of PFOS into the Scheldt. 15.07.2021 | apache: Tom Cochez Read the full article in the newspaper…
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The environmental permit that the province of Antwerp approved in September 2020 gives chemical company 3M the right to discharge thousands of kilos of PFBS and PFBA into the Scheldt until June 2022. These are substances that, like PFOS, belong to the group
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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.
Zwijndrecht requests adjustment of 3M permit conditions 12.07.2021 | Municipality of Zwijndrecht On the edge of the PFOS problem, the municipality asked the provincial deputation on June 22 to adjust the permit conditions of chemical company 3M. The deputation is currently
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On Sunday, thousands of citizens across Europe will jump into local rivers to draw attention to the quality and accessibility of our waterways. No Big Jump in Antwerp! In Belgium, 4 big jumps will be organised. Unfortunately, NO BIG JUMP in
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Residents of Zwijndrecht and Antwerp have put their municipal governments in default, with the support of Greenpeace and Bond Beter Leefmilieu. They believe that too few precautions are being taken in the context of the Oosterweel works. "We are not opponents of Oosterweel, but we do demand that sufficient guarantees are provided for our health. If our municipal governments do not act to protect our health, then perhaps we should do it ourselves."
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