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
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
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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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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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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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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Over the past ten years, 3M Belgium has paid its shareholders over 225 million euros in dividends. This amount is in stark contrast to the amounts that 3M provides for the remediation of the heavily PFOS-contaminated industrial sites in Zwijndrecht.
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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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Making the chemical company 3M financially responsible for cleaning up the PFOS pollution is much easier said than done, says environmental law expert Isabelle Larmuseau. 'Flanders has already seriously messed up by letting this pollution drag on for so long.' 23.06.2021
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Chemical producer 3M from Zwijndrecht was fined 7,500 euros at the end of last year for excessively high PFOS concentrations in discharged rainwater. This was confirmed by the Antwerp public prosecutor's office and the Department of Environment. The violation of the standard for PFOS occurred in 2019. The
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