For years, 3M emitted huge amounts of the extremely heavy greenhouse gas HFC-23. The chemical company did not report this pollution until 2019. The Flemish government then gave the company 341,235 euros in 'strategic ecological support', intended to build a plant that would
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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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Ten people living near the 3M factory have excessively high levels of PFOS in their blood. This is shown by analyses by Dutch expert Jacob de Boer (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) commissioned by the citizen association Grondrecht. 'The government must intervene.' 04.08.2021
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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A more than successful information evening about PFOS and PFAS, with interesting interaction between the experts and panel members. After the introduction by Carolien Van der Cruyssen of Zwijndrecht Gezond, Ground Judge Sascha Reunes gave a spicy overview of the PFOS history. After this
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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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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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What is the risk to our health? Is PFOS spread through the air? Can we continue to live here? Should we be concerned about tap water? Come to our information evening and ask all your questions! When the weather is nice in the
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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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