Etiket: PFAS
High concentrations of harmful PFAS in drinking water from Brusselaars | Inland
Last week, Brussels Minister of Environment Alain Maron (Ecolo) announced that the Vivaqua was detecting PFAS in 2020, the concentrations were not higher than 100 nanograms per liter, according to…
Will there be blood tests for PFAS from the…
Climaxi also wants other pollution sites, such as the Silvamo dump in Kortemark, to be included in the current PFAS action plan. For the time being, this is mainly focused…
Permit Disputes Council annuls stricter PFAS discharge standards for Indaver
The Council for Permit Disputes has annulled the stricter PFAS discharge standards that the Flemish government had imposed on Indaver’s waste processing plant in the port of Antwerp in mid-2022.…
The Netherlands joins Flanders in PFAS case against 3M: “Chemical group now has to compete against two governments” | Abroad
Flanders decided that 3M must clean up PFAS pollution itself and prevent the spread, but 3M appealed against this to the Flemish Council of State. As an additional party, the…
Court: Chemours liable for damage caused by emissions of harmful PFAS substances
Chemours is liable for the contamination with chemical PFAS substances of a large area in the Drechtsteden. This concerns the period between July 1, 1984 and March 1, 1998. That…
“Ze hebben dubbel zoveel kans op een melanoom”: study couples blootstelling PFAS aan higher kans op kanker bij vrouwen | Wetenschap & Planet
Vrouwen the zijn blootgesteld aan paalde strains PFAS lijken and verhoogde cans te hebben op eierstokkanker and other strains kanker, waaronder aen dubbeling van de kans op een melanoom. This…
Groundwater must be checked for the presence of PFAS, argues the European Parliament
Improving the quality of ground and surface water in Europe requires tackling pollution and improving water quality standards. The European Parliament has approved a proposal to this effect. If it…
After years of exposure to PFAS from Chemours, residents are angry they were ‘deliberately poisoned’
As a kindergarten teacher, the “scales were still on her eyes,” says Hélène Versteeg (68). Her old primary school in Dordrecht is one kilometer from the factory site of the…
Made in Green Label grows 52 percent, excluding PFAS
The international Oeko-Tex Association developed positively in the last financial year. Overall, Oeko-Tex issued more than 43,000 certificates and labels in the last financial year – an increase of 21…
Blood test PFAS: three quarters have a value higher than the European standard
Blood test PFAS: three quarters have a value higher than the European standard PFAS is in the soil through dumping and discharges. By eating home-grown vegetables and eggs, the toxins…