Netherlands will hold 3M liable for PFAS "forever chemicals" in Westerschelde

The Dutch State will hold chemical concern 3M liable for damage caused by PFAS, often referred to as "forever chemicals" which do not break down in the environment. The American company has a factory on the Scheldt River in Belgium which has been discharging PFAS into the water for years. This has led to damage in the Netherlands at the Westerschelde, an estuary of the Scheldt River, the Cabinet said.