The environmental movement (Bond Beter Leefmilieu, Greenpeace & Grondrecht) supports the legal notice of default of Minister of Environment Zuhal Demir against polluter 3M. But it is not enough: the problems with Flemish environmental policy, which made this dossier so painfully clear, also deserve attention.
Grondrecht, a citizens' collective started in response to the PFOS problem in Antwerp, had blood taken from 10 people (9 from Zwijndrecht and 1 from Linkeroever) and measured for PFAS values. The blood measurements (serum) were carried out at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam under the supervision of prof. Jacob de Boer.
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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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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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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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Next week, the Flemish Parliament will vote on a parliamentary inquiry committee. This is one of the necessary steps to clarify the PFOS problem. Bond Beter Leefmilieu, Greenpeace & Natuurpunt Waasland also ask to look to the future and find solutions
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