The government decided in 2008 that the chemical company 3M did not need to thoroughly clean up its polluted sites. The reason? Too expensive. To clean up is to make healthy or purify. At least that is what the dictionary teaches us. But in the case of the chemical plant
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Environmental activist Thomas Goorden is convinced that the lawsuit he filed together with Greenpeace and Grondrecht against Lantis is admissible. He said this on Thursday before the start of the case in Antwerp. 'I am curious to see what leaps Lantis will make
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The citizen collective Grondrecht, which was founded in response to the PFOS crisis in Zwijndrecht and the surrounding area, is asking that all residents of Zwijndrecht and the Antwerp district of Linkeroever be given the opportunity to undergo a blood test. A study among 800 residents of
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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