Etiket: Scheldt
Research program ‘Pano’: “The Flemish Waterway discharged toxic waste into the Scheldt” | Inland
The wastewater from a landfill in Kruibeke, operated by De Vlaamse Waterweg, contains five times more uranium and up to eleven times more cobalt than is legally permitted. The carcinogenic…
Eat as little fish from the Western Scheldt as possible because of PFAS, says RIVM
Various types of fish, crustaceans and shellfish from the Western Scheldt contain such high concentrations of PFAS that the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) advises eating…
Advice for Dutch fishermen: do not catch shrimp in the Western Scheldt due to PFAS pollution
The Nederlandse Vissersbond and PO Delta Zuid have advised fishermen not to catch shrimp in the Western Scheldt for the time being. The organizations have found PFAS values that are…
Flanders wants 3M to compensate all damage caused by PFAS pollution in the Western Scheldt
The chemical company 3M, which has a branch in Zwijndrecht, Belgium, a few kilometers from Hulst, is responsible for the dumping of toxic substances in the Western Scheldt, according to…