ANPAttorneys Carry and Geert-Jan Knoops NOS news•today, 4:30 p.m Eleven groups, including unions of military personnel and volunteers from the fire brigade and the task force SchipholWatch, are taking the Dutch State to court. They hold the State responsible for pollution and health damage caused by the toxic substance PFAS. They believe that the government … Read more
Your Favorite Seafood May Contain Hazardous Chemicals Image: rebeccafondren / Getty Images Shellfish Contain Higher Levels of Hazardous Chemicals A new study conducted by Dartmouth College has found that seafood consumption, while presenting health benefits, can also expose consumers to potentially dangerous contaminants. In the study published in the journal Exposure and Health, researchers surveyed … Read more
ANP NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 10:11 The Amsterdam law firm Knoops wants to enforce measures against the amount of PFAS in the soil with a mass claim against the State. Various groups participate in the claim, such as SchipholWatch and the Volunteer Fire Department. There is too much PFAS in the soil in hundreds of places in … Read more
News of the day This overview will help you quickly catch up on today’s most important events. 1. Hamas sends ceasefire proposal to mediators Hamas submitted a ceasefire proposal to mediators on Thursday. The plan includes an end to the war in the Gaza Strip, aid deliveries for the population and the release of hostages … Read more
ANP Chemie factory Chemours near Dordrecht NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 18:15 Sven Schaap editor Online Sven Schaap editor Online In the early 1980s, the Ministry of Economic Affairs paid little attention to potential environmental and health problems when it was decided to grant chemical company DuPont near Dordrecht millions in subsidies for an expansion of its factories. … Read more
Dec 19, 2023 at 1:26 PM Update: 2 hours ago Chemours says it was not aware that harmful PFAs were created in the chemical factory. The substance TFA was discovered in the factory’s wastewater in May. If the substance is found again, Chemours will be fined. The factory in Dordrecht objected to the threatened fine … Read more
How many vegetables can we eat from the vegetable garden? And is the environment healthy for our children? Such questions arise among residents of Chemours in Dordrecht. There is often no clear answer. Too much is still unclear for that. In brief Residents living near Chemours in Dordrecht are concerned about possible health effects of … Read more
Dec 12, 2023 at 9:39 PM Update: an hour ago The sea foam along the Dutch coast contains toxic pfas. According to the RIVM, it is not clear what this means for the health of beach visitors, but measures are not (yet) necessary. This emerged from measurements carried out by the provinces of Zeeland, North … Read more
Enas Al-Banna wrote Thursday, October 26, 2023 02:00 PM An American study revealed that some “Chemicals “It may increase the risk of developing one of the fastest growing types of cancer. Doctors from Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, according to the website of the British newspaper “dailymail”, tested blood samples from people with and … Read more
NOS NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 05:20 The Public Prosecution Service has started a criminal investigation into chemical company Chemours in Dordrecht. The reason is, among other things, the declaration that lawyer Bénédicte Ficq filed against the company and its managers on behalf of approximately 4,000 people. They accuse the company of deliberately releasing PFAs into the air, … Read more