The passage of Joke Schauvliege (CD&V), Ben Weyts (N-VA) and Bart De Wever (N-VA) in the Flemish PFAS-PFOS investigation committee was a waste of time. Instead of answers and explanations, the political protagonists only served up platitudes and diversionary manoeuvres. decisions is well
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Le Corbusier once dreamed of turning Linkeroever and Zwijndrecht into a dream city, but in 2021 it is a heavily PFAS-polluted area due to the actions of chemical company 3M. Do the residents feel the same way? Are they afraid of
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The Council of State removes the foundation from the Oosterweel works. The ruling is dramatic for client Lantis and an unparalleled disgrace for the political leaders. 30.12.2021 | apache: Tom Cochez Read the full article in the newspaper…
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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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At a measuring location of the Flemish Environment Agency (VMM) barely a hundred meters from the Sint-Anna beach on the Antwerp Left Bank, remarkably high concentrations of PFBA were measured in the months of August, September and October. This so-called 'short PFAS' is transmitted via the air
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The PFOS scandal is the largest environmental scandal in recent Flemish history. Environmental pollution is often approached through environmental law: to what extent is PFOS pollution in conflict with Flemish environmental law regulations (emission standards, permit requirements, etc.), and who is responsible for this?
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Owners, buyers and tenants must be informed about the (potential) presence of PFAS, according to Jonas Vernimmen and Dries Verhaeghe. 08.12.2021 | DS Read the full article in the newspaper… The Flemish government likes to flex its muscles against 3M, but
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Why is the Flemish Government allowing gigantic infrastructure works to be carried out in one of the largest PFAS hotspots in the world? The Flemish research committee PFAS-PFOS has collected several crucial pieces of the puzzle over the past six months. Enough to put the politicians involved firmly on the grill
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The amount of PFAS in flatfish (flounder) in the eastern part of the Western Scheldt is more than 800 times higher than the standard for fish used by the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment. This is evident from an indicative study by Professor
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In 2018, the waste company Ovam had reservations about the way in which the contaminated soil would be handled at the Oosterweel site. 'Given the economic consequences of delays', they agreed anyway. 27.11.2021 | DS Read the full article in the
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