Category Archives: Stop Pollution

Noise, Politics, See you in Court, Stop Pollution

Schiphol, KLM, Transavia and the Dutch state are being sued for assault

Posted on by Admin3342
09
Dec

Residents of Schiphol are going to file a complaint of assault for years of sleep deprivation due to serious noise pollution. They believe that the sleep disturbance is an attack on the health of the victims. The case is also being filed against the Dutch state, as the largest shareholder of Schiphol, and against KLM […]

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Emissions, Noise & Health, Stop Pollution

Aviation is a Health Issue

Posted on by Admin3342
29
Feb

Flying poses a long-term risk for the climate and a livable future. It also is an immediate health risk for people living near airports and under flight paths, as well as for cabin-crew and passengers. Stay Grounded and UECNA wrote a paper together that summarises the current science on health effects associated with noise and […]

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Noise & Health, Pollution, Stop Pollution

PFAS scandal at Schiphol is expanding: poison was not only in fire-fighting foam

Posted on by Admin3342
04
Aug

A publication of SchipholWatch The PFAS pollution at and around Schiphol is much more serious than previously thought. The poison appears not only to have been used in fire extinguishing foam, but also in a range of other products that were used at the airport. More and more soil appears to be contaminated. This is […]

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Actions, Campaigning, Emissions, Noise & Health, Politics, Stop Pollution, Your action

16-Point program to reduce flight movements

Posted on by Admin3342
16
Aug

The German Federal Association against Aircraft Noise (BVf) has a 16-point program to flight movements. Demands on future air traffic. Since the restrictions applied during the corona pandemic were lifted or relaxed, air traffic has been trying to return to the growth path it pursued until 2019. The number of flight movements and passengers is […]

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Capping flights, Emissions, Let's cap aviation, Stop Pollution

‘Dutch minister lies about cancer-causing emissions from aviation’

Posted on by Admin3342
10
May

Published by SchipholWatch on 9 May 2022 Recently, minister Mark Harbers (Infrastructure) has argued several times that the emission of carcinogenic substances from aircraft falls under the nondescript Aviation Act and not under stricter environmental legislation. That is an outright lie, according to SchipholWatch’s own research.

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Actions, Emissions, Health, Stop Pollution

Health research UFP Schiphol

Posted on by Admin3342
19
Mar

Research health risks ultra fine particles around Schiphol Airport The Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment presented a research program at the Environment Council Schiphol on March 3 that should answer the questions about possible adverse health effects of ultra fine particles around Schiphol airport. Various stakeholders such as universities and health authorities are engaged […]

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