In Antwerp, more than 400 people marched to express their concerns about PFOS pollution in and around the 3M factory in Zwijndrecht. Members of various environmental organizations and trade unions joined the march, as well as farmers and local residents. 04.07.2021
Sunday 04.07.2021, citizen movements, unions, farmers and environmental organizations came together on the streets for the march for a healthy port and city. We started at the Opera Square and walked to the Port House, together, for a healthier and sustainable future. We demand that
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Can the Scheldt tunnel on the Left Bank be excavated safely? Client Lantis is confident that it can move a million cubic meters of soil that is heavily contaminated with PFOS completely risk-free. Although not everyone is convinced of this. The question
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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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Toxic soil 3M factory Researchers and authorities have known for years that a toxic substance was in the soil near the Flemish Zwijndrecht. Residents were never informed. 25.06.2021 | nrc› Anouk van Kampen Read the full article in the newspaper…
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The contamination with the non-biodegradable chemical PFOS in Zwijndrecht, which came to light due to the Oosterweel works, set a ball rolling that has already led to precautionary measures in Mechelen, Willebroek and around every fire brigade training ground. PFOS
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A large part of the European population is said to ingest more PFAS daily than is safe according to the standards recently calculated by the European Food Safety Authority EFSA. This is partly due to drinking water that contains excessively high concentrations of these harmful chemicals. Main culprit
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Making the chemical company 3M financially responsible for cleaning up the PFOS pollution is much easier said than done, says environmental law expert Isabelle Larmuseau. 'Flanders has already seriously messed up by letting this pollution drag on for so long.' 23.06.2021
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The average PFOS content in Flemish streams, rivers and canals peaks above environmental standards at numerous measuring points. Up to 110 times more. This is evident from measurements at forty locations carried out by the Flemish Environment Agency, as reported by VRT. 'Everywhere we
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Are you also stuck with an egg? Have you had enough? Come to Antwerp on July 4th and let your voice be heard together with many others. Enough is enough! Our health is at stake. We will not accept this any longer and
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