the RIVM has looked at the spread of dust in the period 1970 to 2012. Around the factory there is no increased exposure to PFOA through drinking water. But people are well exposed to the substance through the air. There will be additional research. Then it is determined whether a health among residents makes sense.

It is already clear that people who have come to live near the plant after 2002, need not have worried. From that year, the measured values ​​within the seemingly secure border, according to the RIVM.

The RIVM said Wednesday that chronic exposure to PFOA, as the company in Dordrecht, health effects (such as liver) can not be ruled out. From animal studies indicate that the increased risk appears to be limited cancer. More concrete indications of possible health effects are based on the research that has been done now, not give.

PFOA was used until 2012 for the production of Teflon. In 2013, the substance in Europe on the list of Very High Concern Substances placed because the substance is persistent, toxic to reproduction and possibly carcinogenic.

Potential health effects include employees beyond the scope of this investigation, RIVM says. As more research is needed.

The management of the chemical company decided on Wednesday after consultations with trade union FNV employees and former employees who are involved in the production, at the expense of the company can have their blood tested at toxins