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Grondrecht has thoroughly reviewed the report of the Grondverzet Commission. '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 […]
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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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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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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Dear Mayor,
Dear members of the city council,
Dear members of the municipal council,
We are writing this letter to you on behalf of an ever-growing group of concerned residents of Antwerp, the beautiful city that we have entrusted to you with complete confidence. We are writing to you because we are concerned about the pollution of our city with PFOS and the consequences for the health of all Antwerp residents. But we are writing to you mainly because we have the impression that at 't Schoon Verdiep, in contrast to outside, there is still no sense of urgency about this problem. Seen from the left bank, it remains quiet on the other side, and so we feel abandoned.
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PFOS is just one of many hazardous substances that are measured in far too high concentrations in water, soil, humans and animals. Flanders only drew up a PFAS action plan in 2019, while the problems with these types of substances have been around for more than
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Researchers have known for years that there were huge quantities of the toxic substance pfos (from the pfas category) in the soil near the Flemish Zwijndrecht, but the government never raised the alarm. Now there is an uproar, but not all
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