The costs of the Oosterweel project continue to rise, and in the meantime Flemish taxpayers are in danger of being presented with the bill for the remediation of the soil and groundwater, polluted by the spread of PFAS substances by the chemical company 3M in Zwijndrecht.
According to environmental and action groups, developer Lantis is discharging PFAS-contaminated groundwater into the Scheldt during the construction of the Oosterweel tunnel.
The PFAS coalition [1] reacts calmly to the new optimistic reports about Oosterweel and PFAS pollution [2]. “This was coming, and is in line with the history in this dossier. Oosterweel must and will be given priority and all means are good for that. The cleaning up of PFAS pollution on the site? Worries for later!”
First response of PFAS coalition to Oosterweel study by VITO Read More »
Politicians do little to restore confidence, says Marc Reynebeau. The PFOS report contains a sharp critique of Flemish political culture. 30.03.2022 | DS: Marc Reynebeau Read the full article in the newspaper…
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The Flemish Government has acted against the legal obligations in the PFAS scandal and the Oosterweel dossier. The public prosecutor's office has sufficient ammunition to target, among other things, the settlement between Oosterweel developer Lantis and chemical company 3M regarding the pollution. 15.02.2022 | apache: Walter
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MIEKE WINDEY THOMAS GOORDEN JOERI THIJS TYCHO VAN HAUWAERT We do not want to 'sabotage' the Oosterweel shipyard. Provide local residents with clarity about the environmental standards used, the prevention of further pollution and a substantiated plan for the remediation of their living environment and the
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A collective around Grondrecht presents its view on the clean-up at 3M in a vision statement. Common thread: transparent collaboration. 'We want a summary in plain language for all new reports.' 05.02.2022 | DS Read the full article in the newspaper…
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Lantis, the developer of Oosterweel, did not find it necessary to raise the issue of PFAS pollution in the final stretch of the famous Future Covenant between government and action groups. The question of whether communication is a spanner in the works
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In Boom, there are protests against the imminent felling of almost 42 to 55 hectares of forest in a valuable nature reserve to store 4.5 million cubic meters of Oosterweel soil. This will not only clean up an asbestos dump that was already dug up five years ago
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environmental injunction brought by Grondrecht, Greenpeace and Thomas Goorden against the risks of further spreading of PFOS pollution by the Oosterweel works. The fact that the case was declared admissible is a first step towards a healthy living and residential environment. "This strengthens our confidence that the judge will also rule in our favour on the merits." At the same time, the parties are moving up a gear and are contesting the new Technical Report on the so-called compliance with the recommendations of the Earthmoving Commission.
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