Alderman Zwijndrecht, Steven Vervaet, Flemish Minister of Environment, Energy, Tourism and Justice Zuhal Demir, Director Bond Beter Leefmilieu, Danny Jacobs, Lantis general director Luc Hellemans and Karl Vrancken (assignee Flemish Government PFOS problem, research coordinator Sustainable Materials VITO, associate professor of Waste Processing and Circular Economy University of Antwerp) pictured during a press conference about the agreement on a remediation alliance regarding the PFAS - PFOS pollution in Zwijndrecht, Friday 28 October 2022 in Zwijndrecht. The area surrounding chemical company 3M is seriously polluted by the 'forever chemical'. In the recent months, the Flemish government, the municipality of Zwijndrecht, Bond Beter Leefmilieu, Natuurpunt, Zwijndrecht Gezond and Lantis have discussed an agreement with the aim of providing an answer to the PFAS-related challenges in and around the polluted area.