100% of the Belgian population today lives in a PFAS risk zone, and 20% even in a high-risk zone
30% confidence
HealthBelgium
Omissions
The specific source of the 100% and 20% figures has not been identified
No official definition of 'PFAS risk zone' and 'high risk zone' has been found in the Belgian context
The exact reference period of the mentioned data is not specified
Sources
SecondaryForever Pollution ProjectCasi 23.000 sitios en toda Europa contaminados por PFAS, con mención de Bélgica como uno de los países afectados
TertiaryEJ Atlas - PFAS pollution by 3M, BelgiumZwijndrecht es la zona más contaminada por PFAS de Europa, con concentraciones en aguas subterráneas de hasta 73.000 ng/l