US EditionBelgium: 3m Industrialist Accused of Exposing More than a Thousand People to Pfas
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"Where does neighborliness end?" This is a crucial question in the case brought by 1,400 local residents against chemical giant 3M in Zwijndrecht. They are demanding compensation, totaling €28 million, for the consequences of years of PFAS pollution from the chemical plant. Their lawyer is seeking this compensation on the basis of "excessive neighbor nuisance."
The trial against the American industrial conglomerate 3M opened on Tuesday 24 February in Belgium. More than a thousand residents attacked the chemical factory for exposing them to PFAS, also known as eternal pollutants.
Pollution trial against chemical company 3M begins
A court case brought by 1,400 residents of the Zwijndrecht neighbourhood in Antwerp against chemical company 3M has begun this week. Each of the residents is claiming €20,000 in provisional damages for PFAS contamination around the 3M site and the potential risks to their health. During excavation...
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