The outgoing Walloon Minister of the Surroundings was our visitor this Thursday on RTL information 7 p.m. At Caroline Fontenoy’s microphone, she raised the considerations of residents of Chièvres with excessive ranges of PFAS pollution of their blood. We had been speaking to you about it this morning, some residents of Chièvres have poor blood … Read more
NOSThe protest right now on the Chemours manufacturing unit gate In affiliation with Rijnmond NOS information•right now, 3:10 p.m Greater than 5 hundred individuals protested once more this afternoon in opposition to the discharge of carcinogenic PFAS by Chemours in Dordrecht. They walked from the middle of the city to the gate of the manufacturing … Read more
ANPApache helicopter at Gilze-Rijen air base NOS information•at this time, 03:00 The Gilze-Rijen air base and eleven different protection websites are closely contaminated with PFAS. That is what the analysis platform experiences Pointer (KRO-NCRV) primarily based on floor measurements on the air base in North Brabant. Nearly all soil samples taken on the website exceed … Read more
The Nationwide Institute for Public Well being and the Surroundings (RIVM) has began a nationwide examine into PFAS in eggs from passion chickens. Excessive concentrations of this substance have just lately been present in South Holland South and the Brabant municipality of Altena. Consuming these eggs shouldn’t be really useful right here. The Chemours manufacturing … Read more
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