Now there is a digital map that shows if there is PFAS pollution in the ground in your area. You can also find out which health measures apply. – Yesterday at 15:33 Inland – – A map was presented today, on which anyone can check whether they live near a PFAS-contaminated zone. So far, 800 … Read more
A new collective of citizens in and around Zwijndrecht, Darkwater 3Mlaunches a class action against chemical company 3M in Belgium, but also in the US and against two CEOs of the chemical company. – Yesterday at 14:54 Inland – – High concentrations of the harmful substance PFOS were measured around the site of the 3M … Read more
Two months after the earthworks on the Oosterweel Connection were halted by the Council of State due to the PFAS problem, the earthworks can be resumed. Lantis, the company that realizes and manages the works, announced this on Sunday. – Grondbank, the soil management organization of the Flemish Region, gave the green light to restart … Read more
Mayor André Van De Vijver (Green) of Zwijndrecht pleaded not guilty in the PFAS committee, despite knowledge of the pollution since 2000. – It was only in April 2021 that Steven Vervaet (Green), alderman of the Environment in Zwijndrecht, was aware that the inhabitants of his municipality were at risk from PFAS pollution. He stated … Read more
– The contaminated PFOS soils will not be affected for the time being as long as there is no solution for the remediation. — © Marc Herremans – Antwerp, Zwijndrecht – Lantis will resume work on the Oosterweel connection next week. “In the meantime, we are working on new technical reports that should make it … Read more
The PFOS that ended up in the wastewater of the Antwerp chemical company Evonik must come from the extinguishing foam that was used until 2008, the company believes. – Evonik Antwerp is thus responding to the allegations of the environmental organization Bond Beter Leefmilieu, which is appealing the new permit that the company has received … Read more
– The boundary of a water catchment area. — © JAA – In a few months, the Flemish Environment Agency will start a major measurement campaign in 250 wells all over Flanders. She is investigating whether our groundwater also contains PFAS, an important source of our drinking water. There will also be a search for … Read more
– Thomas Goorden in June this year at a protest event against 3M and the contaminated soil the company caused. — © Jan Van der Perre – Thomas Goorden, the civil activist and physicist who announced the dangers of the ‘eternal’ chemicals PFAS (including PFOS) in April of this year, is satisfied with the partial … Read more
The blood test of 796 residents of Zwijndrecht who live within a radius of three kilometers from the 3M factory showed that 59 percent had too much PFOS in the blood. Flemish Environment Minister Zuhal Demir (N-VA) threatens to shut down production if 3M cannot prove that it does not expose local residents to additional … Read more
Chemical company 3M in Zwijndrecht denies that it would have put pressure on the environmental inspectorate to achieve lax enforcement of environmental legislation. 3M is doing this in response to teasers of the ‘Pano’ program distributed by VRT, which reported on Wednesday with (anonymous) testimonies about the PFOS affair and the way in which the … Read more