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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Our first PFAS forum is over. We look back enthusiastically on a very pleasant, educational afternoon in the Blikfabriek. After a word of welcome by our Eva, the attendees were divided into groups to participate in the various working groups.
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After a critical analysis, together with independent experts, we maintain our position: the report of the Earthmoving Commission does not provide sufficient guarantees for the public health of local residents and workers.
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In addition to the judicial investigation into the PFOS pollution, the Antwerp public prosecutor's office has also opened an investigation against 3M for concealing a leak of caustic soda. The public prosecutor's office confirmed this to De Tijd. 19.02.2022 | Het Nieuwsblad Read the full
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The plans of the Antwerp council to build a new district barely two kilometers from the chemical company 3M are met with disbelief from toxicologist Jacob de Boer. 'You don't want to expose future residents to excessively high concentrations of PFAS. Only
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16.02.2022 | Civil society intensifies PFOS discussion: health and environment first A broad coalition of environmental and nature associations and health and family organizations wants lessons to be learned from the PFOS scandal. In a joint vision statement, they advocate a more muscular approach
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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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Barely two kilometres from the 3M chemical factory, a new Antwerp city district is being built. To achieve this, the Antwerp council of mayor Bart De Wever (N-VA) wants to adjust the existing building conditions for the 21.5 hectare area, tailored to project developer Ghelamco. Already in
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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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OVAM did not conclude that the PFAS contamination in the vicinity of the 3M chemical plant would not pose a risk to public health. The political steering committee of Lantis, including Bart De Wever, Ben Weyts and Joke Schauvliege, was indeed aware of this.
apache: De Wever, Weyts and Schauvliege have a huge PFAS problem Read More »
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