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Although not quite as drastic, same with the IJmuiden region in Noord-Holland (originally Koninklijke Hoogovens, "Royal Furnaces" -- just as royal as Shell) [0]:

Due to exposure to particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide emitted from the Tata Steel site, Wijk aan Zee residents have a life expectancy that is 2.5 months lower on average
approximately 4% of the future cases of lung cancer in Wijk aan Zee will be attributable to the current emissions of particulate matter
around 3% of future [asthma] cases will be associated with the current emissions

And currently, also DuPunt/Chemours in Dordrecht [1]:

Chemours, which spun off from its legal predecessor Dupont (DD.N), opens new tab in 2015 to regroup the latter's performance chemical business, complied with its permit before July 1984 but that after that it should have better informed the towns surrounding its chemical plant in the city of Dordrecht

And separately, there is an investigation against the local government because then-DuPont was tacitly allowed to exceed the amount of pollution granted by their permit.

[0] https://www.rivm.nl/publicaties/bijdrage-van-tata-steel-nede...

[1] https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/dutch-court-rule...

(edit: found link in English)

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