Category Archives: Emissions

Emissions, Health, Pollution

PFAS pollution at Schiphol may be much greater than assumed

Posted on by Admin3342
31
Mar

By SchipholWatch, March 28, 2025 The PFAS pollution by Schiphol is much greater than previously assumed. A toxic cocktail of carcinogenic substances ends up in the region around the airport, especially under the approach routes, via (partly burned) lubricating oils. This is evident from a new report by the Environmental Front Eijsden , which, based […]

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Campaigning, Capping flights, Climate, Emissions, Noise & Health, Stop Runways, Weblog, Your action

Third attempt to build Heathrow Third Runway

Posted on by Admin3342
04
Feb

Heathrow Airport will try for the third time to get permission to build a Third Runway. It is expected to submit an application in the summer after the Government said this week that it would support a new runway in principle. Plans for a third runway were first put forward in 2003. After one of […]

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Climate, Emissions

Airlines must monitor vapour trails under new EU climate rules

Posted on by Admin3342
13
Nov

Airlines operating flights from European airports will soon have to report the estimated climate impact of vapour trails from jet engines to the European Commission, as well as the amount of carbon dioxide they emit annually. The airline industry had lobbied hard against the new rules — adopted by government delegates behind closed doors on […]

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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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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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