In Antwerpen hebben meer dan 400 mensen een mars gehouden om hun bezorgdheid te uiten over de PFOS-vervuilling in en rond de 3M-fabriek in Zwijndrecht. Leden van diverse milieu-organisaties en van vakbonden stapten mee, en ook landbouwers en omwonenden. 04.07.2021 […]
Sunday 04.07.2021, citizen movements, unions, farmers and environmental organizations came together on the streets for the march for a healthy port and city. We started at the Opera Square and walked to the Port House, together, for a healthier and sustainable future. We demand that
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The federal government informs. We asked the federal government what environmental information they had available regarding the PFOS problem in Zwijndrecht, the Antwerp Left Bank and surroundings. View the answer from the federal ministry of public health, food chain safety
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A more than successful information evening about PFOS and PFAS, with interesting interaction between the experts and panel members. After the introduction by Carolien Van der Cruyssen of Zwijndrecht Gezond, Ground Judge Sascha Reunes gave a spicy overview of the PFOS history. After this
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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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