Grondrecht, a citizens' collective launched in response to the PFOS problem in Antwerp, responds to the analysis of the population survey in which blood samples from 800 neighbours of 3M were tested for PFAS values. "The situation is very serious. However, it seems logical to us that
The expansion drive of the port of Antwerp knows no bounds. The Oosterweel connection, the construction of industrial areas along the Albert Canal and a petrochemical highway through the Kempen will absorb the bulk of the Flemish investment budget. Environmental standards seem to be too strict for polluting companies in the
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In Antwerp, more than 400 people marched to express their concerns about PFOS pollution in and around the 3M factory in Zwijndrecht. Members of various environmental organizations and trade unions joined the march, as well as farmers and local residents. 04.07.2021
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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Power politician, manager without compassion and mandate champion. There are more politicians who can be described like this, but Koen Kennis, the Antwerp alderman responsible for Mobility and Finance, among other things, sits on a great many chairs at the same time in the PFOS dossier.
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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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In one year, more than 15,000 tons of foreign waste containing PFAS was incinerated in the Antwerp waste processing company Indaver. This is evident from figures from Flemish Minister of the Environment Zuhal Demir, which were requested by Groen MP Mieke Schauvliege. 'Without knowing how much PFAS was so
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The newspapers in Flanders were full of it in recent weeks: heavily polluted soil and groundwater in and around Zwijndrecht, Antwerp. What is going on, what needs to be done and who is going to pay for it? We list a number of
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