Tag: PFAS
The Hague will pay 23.5 million for cleaning up PFAS at Soesterberg Air Base
Arcadis is preparing the remediation plan for the soil contaminated with PFAS at the former air base, the consultancy and engineering firm announced. “This project is trend-setting because the remediation…
Swedish water about the PFAS verdict in Ronneby and Kallinge
The industry organization Svenskt Vatten is strongly critical of the fact that the legal process – where the municipality may now have to pay damages – does not even involve…
Thousands drank water with PFAS – now the dispute is settled in HD
PFAS stands for per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances and began to be produced on a larger scale in the 1950s. There are approximately 10,000 different PFAS substances. The PFAS molecules…
How your body is affected by PFAS
Updated 05.54 | Published 05.33 Share the article Save the article Almost everyone has PFAS in their bodies. Here’s how the substances can affect us – and how we can…
Kallinge is waiting for HD judgment about PFAS
The Husar sisters have sky-high levels of health-hazardous chemicals in their blood. The final verdict regarding the drinking water in Kallinge, which was contaminated with PFAS, will come shortly. –…
PFAS panic in the province of Utrecht? ‘This is so bad and sickening, we have to stop it’
A toxic panic cocktail or is it really alarm phase 1? The PFAS issue is under the magnifying glass more than ever due to the criminal investigation into chemical company…
Three companies use PFAS in Utrecht, the municipality sees no risks
The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) has calculated how much PFAS may be present in drinking water without any effects on health being expected. In 2019,…
PFAS emissions at Ärna can be five times higher
PFAS emissions at Ärna can be five times higher The battle over the toxins in Uppsala residents’ drinking water continues. Archive image. – Photo: Håkon Mosvold Larsen/Scanpix/TT The battle over…
PFAS: a chemical substance found in several women with cancer
A new study showed that women with certain cancers (breast, ovarian, etc.) had a high level of PFAS. Many studies have already shown that environmental pollution was a risk factor…
Crayfish with excessively high levels of PFAS are sold in shops
Swedish crayfish sold in stores can contain high levels of the environmental toxin PFAS. When seven different crayfish packages were analyzed by the Nature Conservation Association, the levels in four…