Etiket: PFAS
Varying amounts of PFAS found in sea foam: can it harm? | Interior
Measurements in 2021 and 2022 confirm that sea foam may contain PFAS and that PFAS concentrations may change depending on the place and season or time. It is a guess…
Action group goes to court against PFAS waste in Kortemark
Action group goes to court against PFAS waste in Kortemark The municipality and a large number of local residents have already lodged an appeal. In mid-November, Minister Zuhal Demir did…
Demir: “Jabbeke’s refusal for emergency center has little to do with PFAS”
Demir: “Jabbeke’s refusal for emergency center has little to do with PFAS” That is what Flemish Minister of the Environment Zuhal Demir (N-VA) said in parliament on Wednesday after a…
Wanneer PFAS in de grond plots goed uitkomt: Burgemeester Jabbeke houdt opvangcentrum opnieuw tegen because of vervuilde grond
The burgemeester van Jabbeke, Frank Casteleyn (CD&V), stays away from the komst van een opvangcentrum voor asielzoekers. According to Casteleyn, the application for PFAS on the site to protect children.…
Then no refugees on the civil protection site, after all? Mayor: “First clarity about suspected PFAS pollution”
Then no refugees on the civil protection site, after all? Mayor: “First clarity about suspected PFAS pollution” The intention was that soon the first refugees would arrive in a humanitarian…
“First step to tackle pollution of the century”: government and activist groups sign remediation alliance for PFAS clean-up around 3M
On Friday, the Flemish government concluded a so-called ‘Remediation Association’ with various action groups to tackle the PFAS pollution in Zwijndrecht. It has been agreed to tackle the contamination thoroughly…
Agreement between the Flemish government and environmental movements on the PFAS approach around Oosterweel: also the green light for the first remediation in Zwijndrecht | News
The Flemish government, environmental organizations Natuurpunt and Bond Beter Leefmilieu and the municipality of Zwijndrecht have reached an agreement on tackling PFAS pollution around the Oosterweelwerf. That reports news agency…
Oosterweelbouwheer Lantis questions the costs of cleaning up PFAS water that will be discharged in the Scheldt | Inland
The groundwater that has to be pumped up to dig the Scheldt tunnel of the Oosterweel connection is contaminated with various PFAS substances. Client Lantis has “asked questions about the…
Measures to reduce PFAS in drinking water | News item
News item | 19-10-2022 | 17:00 In response to the RIVM report about PFAS in drinking water, Minister Harbers (Infrastructure and Water Management) is having permits adjusted for discharges into…
Lantis promises to clean up PFAS pollution at Antwerp yard itself | Inland
Although the remediation obligation in theory lies with the polluter 3M, it is Lantis who is committed. For example, it will purify pumped-up groundwater before it is discharged into the…