Tomorrow morning (12/08) an environmental injunction against Lantis, the developer of the Oosterweel connection, will be initiated in the court in Antwerp. Earlier this week, a number of members of the citizen collective Grondrecht, together with environmental activist and whistleblower in the PFOS affair Thomas Goorden and Greenpeace […]
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Ten people living near the 3M factory have excessively high levels of PFOS in their blood. This is shown by analyses by Dutch expert Jacob de Boer (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) commissioned by the citizen association Grondrecht. 'The government must intervene.' 04.08.2021
Ten blood samples from Zwijndrecht and the surrounding area indicate 'problematic' high PFOS levels. 'This is worse than expected', says Eva Frooninckx, who heads the citizen association Grondrecht. 04.08.2021 | DM: Barbara Debusschere Read the full article in the newspaper… Read alsoUp to 168 times the
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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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
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