Chemical company 3M is no longer allowed to discharge waste water containing PFBSA into the Scheldt. The Environmental Inspectorate has decided this on the basis of the measurement results of samples taken in the past week and a toxicological report. – ‘Due to the continuous dangers for people and the environment, further discharge of the … Read more
Photo: MARC HERREMANS – MEDIA HOUSE – / Zwijndrecht / Antwerp – The Antwerp provincial government will not whistle to the Flemish Commission of Inquiry. The fact that 3M will be imposed fairly lenient discharge standards for all kinds of PFAS compounds for about another year is an eye opener. And 3M itself can explain … Read more
Photo: MARC HERREMANS – MEDIA HOUSE – Energy Minister Zuhal Demir will make it possible from 2022 to donate or sell the power from your solar panels that you do not use to your family, friends or neighbors. Even if you have a digital meter. – The Flemish government decided on Friday to make energy … Read more
– © Inge Kinnet – Until recently, hardly anyone knew what it meant, now PFOS rules all the headlines. And Antwerp mayor and N-VA chairman Bart De Wever will have known it. The scandal goes straight to the heart of his Oosterweel connection, for which his party has been fighting for years. “They can ask … Read more
/ Antwerp – Until recently, hardly anyone knew what it meant, now PFOS rules all the headlines. And Antwerp mayor and N-VA chairman Bart De Wever will have known it. The scandal goes straight to the heart of his Oosterweel connection, for which his party has been fighting for years. “They can ask me anything,” … Read more
Late on Wednesday evening, the Flemish Parliament approved the establishment of a commission of inquiry for the dossier of PFOS pollution in and around Zwijndrecht. It has only happened once before that such a drastic step has been taken at the Flemish level. – Last week, Flemish Minister for the Environment Zuhal Demir (N-VA) called … Read more
Zwijndrecht – On Wednesday evening, the Flemish Parliament gave the green light for the establishment of a commission of inquiry. It has to get out of the starting blocks before the summer and find out what went wrong with the PFOS pollution in Zwijndrecht and the surrounding area, who is responsible for this and what … Read more
The Flemish government was aware of the agreement that Lantis, manager of the Oosterweelwerf, and 3M concluded on PFOS pollution. That says Lantis CEO Luc Hellemans. In fact, the public company itself pointed out that the pollution was a lot more worrying than expected. But waste management company OVAM saw no reason for further interventions … Read more
The PFOS crisis is not limited to the contaminated soil on the Oosterweelwerf. The forever chemicals are really everywhere. “Whoever eats fish today cannot say that it is PFOS-free,” says toxicologist Jan Tytgat (KU Leuven). According to him, there is no reason to panic, but we should conduct thorough investigations quickly. – For more than … Read more
CD&V chairman Joachim Coens. Photo: BART DEWAELE – Zwijndrecht – CD&V chairman Joachim Coens criticizes the way in which Flemish Minister for the Environment Zuhal Demir communicated on Wednesday about the PFOS pollution file. “Assignee, hearings, committee of inquiry… the minister really needs to know what she wants,” the CD&V chairman tweeted on Thursday. – … Read more