South Holland again threatens Chemours with penalty for PFAS discharge

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South Holland again threatens Chemours with penalty for PFAS discharge

Chemical company Chemours must stop discharging the PFAS type tetrafluoropropanoic acid, otherwise fines are threatened by the province of South Holland. The company does not have a permit to discharge the 'substance of very high concern', the province reports. The chemical group must end the violation within two months, otherwise a penalty of up to 3,750,000 euros will be imposed for each discharge. The substance is released during production p…