Chemours to fund costly cleanup of PFAS-contaminated gardens in Dordrecht

Environmental Health News | March 10, 2025

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"Dozens of vegetable gardens near the Chemours factory in Dordrecht are contaminated with PFOA, a type of PFAS, and cleaning them will cost between €25 million and €50 million, a cost the company has agreed to cover.

NL Times reports.

In short:

• The cleanup effort will involve 1,300 locations where soil contamination makes homegrown produce unsafe to eat.
• A pilot project has begun in three towns, replacing 50 cm of polluted soil with clean soil to test remediation methods.
• The Dutch public health institute (RIVM) previously warned against eating produce from gardens within a kilometer of the factory due to high PFAS levels."

Location:

• Europe
• EuropeNetherlands

Topics:

• ChemicalsPFAS
• ChemicalsPFOA
• SourcesManufacturing facilities
• SourcesDuPont/Chemours
• Impact
• ImpactAgriculture
• Measurement Techniques
• Monitoring Data
• PFAS Uses