A review of more than a year
To support his request, the elected official lists a retrospective of the monitoring of the repercussions of PFAS pollution on the entity of Ecaussinnes, which began with the realization “of an analysis campaign for PFAS in the environment and the use of emergency funds to finance part of the analysis costs.”
After the information revealed by the RTBF, on analyzes of the content of perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyls (PFAS) relating to the territory of the municipality of Ecaussinnes, a campaign to measure the content of PFAS in the environment is mentioned by the ecologist .
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These analyzes were carried out by a specialized laboratory, he says and adds: “that these analyzes were intended to objectify and complete the measurements carried out as part of the RTBF report” and to establish “the presence of PFAS contamination in various henhouses around the petrochemical zone + these results must be supplemented with additional analyses.”
“Significant” contaminations
The opposition elected official notes the “significant PFAS contamination“, established by investigations carried out by the ISSeP (Scientific Institute of Public Service) around the petrochemical zone.
“These investigations must continue in order to characterize the contaminations and their precise sources. in a health fear linked to the categorization of PFOA as being “carcinogenic“, he says, among other repercussions, punctuating his remarks with various scientific sources.
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“Priority investigation” zone
The precautionary principle is recalled for the municipal councilor, “in the absence of additional information and that “as long as there are no analyzes and results, the recommendation not to consume animal and/or plant self-production is maintained”on a territory categorized as a Priority Investigation Zone, he recalls.
Communication and coordination with the population are necessary according to him, calling on the council and the municipal college to “clarify the recommendations to residents”, et “to organize this sampling campaign as quickly as possible.”
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A set of arguments that he lists, again, in order to emphasize the health and financial damage to the Municipality. The current investigation also aims to identify those responsible, which is why he calls for this from the Commune “can defend its interests and those of the community“, via a legal position. The Municipal College team will decide by January 28 on the addition of this point to the discussions of the Municipal Council.
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