Pfas in the waters of Veneto, first hearing of the maxi trial: indictment for poisoning, unnamed disaster and environmental pollution

    Pfas in the waters of Veneto, first hearing of the maxi trial: indictment for poisoning, unnamed disaster and environmental pollution

    Yesterday 1 July the trial for PFAS poisoning in the waters of Veneto opened in the court of Assizes in Vicenza.

    He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him

    A good 8 years have passed since Pfas were discovered that had polluted the second aquifer in Europe that flows underground in the Veneto region. Yesterday the trial for the poisoning of those waters opened in the court of Assizes in Vicenza: a hundred new civil parties, in addition to the 200 already established, who asked to be admitted





    Arsonist disaster, environmental pollution and fraudulent bankruptcy: on the dock since yesterday 1 July old and new owners of Miteni di Trissino: 15 defendants including former managers and executives - Japanese managers of the Mitsubishi Corporation, of the Luxembourg-based Miteni Icig and of Miteni itself - are States sent for trial. The trial began yesterday 1 July.

    This is the news that the various movements, Mamme no Pfas and representatives of associations and groups, as well as the Venetian citizens affected by the contamination of Pfas, were waiting for so long. Contamination that affects the entire food chain, from plants to animals, all of which have come into contact with contaminated water.

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    The presence of Pfas for industrial purposes has made the groundwater undrinkable located in the subsoil of the provinces of Verona, Vicenza and Padua. Several health risks associated with the presence of these chemical compounds, including the occurrence of tumors andinfertility. A scientific study conducted in Veneto in 2019 also revealed that Pfas seriously threaten the health of pregnant women and newborns. 

    In short, a real disaster. But something, fortunately, is moving. And while two rulings by the Veneto Regional Administrative Court established that the Veneto Region must provide complete data relating to Pfas' presence, now there is this other little big victory: yesterday the first hearing of the maxi trial.

    Full speed ahead!

    Sources: Mothers No Pfas 


    Read also:

    • Denmark is the first country to ban the use of PFAS in food containers (but not in frying pans)
    • Exposure to Pfas can weaken the effectiveness of the Covid-19 vaccine. I study
    • Pfas seriously harm the health of newborns and pregnant women. The study conducted in Veneto

    Full speed ahead!



    Sources: Mothers No Pfas 

    Read also:


    • Denmark is the first country to ban the use of PFAS in food containers (but not in frying pans)
    • Exposure to Pfas can weaken the effectiveness of the Covid-19 vaccine. I study
    • Pfas seriously harm the health of newborns and pregnant women. The study conducted in Veneto
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