A comprehensive analysis of combined stormwater overflow (CSO) discharges to coastal waters and data communications by a UK water company between 2021 and 2023 @envsci.rsc.org pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

Road runoff will pass through vortex separators, a series of filters, wetlands + bioswales - the aim: to stop lead, chromium + PAHs from the highway permeating a chalk aquifer. Imagine the boost to wildlife if work like this were rolled out across the country. 🧵 1/ share.google/fw1bWR70pWML...

Most sewage discharges happen during breakfast when people get up for work/school. Those early morning swimmers are more likely to encounter 'fresh' sewage discharges.

There are strong correlations between start times of real sewage discharges and false alarms. Regulatory authorities and water companies should provide data on false positive ad false negative activation of EDMs

Some event duration monitors have had false readings 100% of the time. Some sewage discharges classed at 'non-impacting' have lasted for over 70 years. Many last several tidal cycles

A comprehensive analysis of combined stormwater overflow (CSO) discharges to coastal waters and data communications by a UK water company between 2021 and 2023 @envsci.rsc.org pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

Happy to share our new paper on the impacts of corporate capture strategies on human and ecosystem health 🌍 Available Open Access at 👉 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... @dralexford.bsky.social @ipcp.bsky.social @acs.org

New paper from the @ipcp.bsky.social board - Corporate ‘Capture Strategies’ Impacting Human and Ecosystem Health We highlight that capture strategies go beyond regulatory capture to include individuals, organisations, governments and intergovernmental meetings pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

We have a new publication. Thanks @dralexford.bsky.social for leading this work!

New paper from the @ipcp.bsky.social board - Corporate ‘Capture Strategies’ Impacting Human and Ecosystem Health We highlight that capture strategies go beyond regulatory capture to include individuals, organisations, governments and intergovernmental meetings pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.... #CefasScience #OneHealth

Over 400 signatories united in support of the OECD PFAS definition! 🎉The list of signatories is still growing. If you're working in the field—and especially if you're based in Latin America, Africa, South Asia, or Southeast Asia—sign here: lnkd.in/d9X-sBd2 Read our statement: lnkd.in/dbQvpVHY

“Woody, those are the countries which make money from plastics” #plasticstreaty #globalplasticstreaty #plasticpollution #INC-5.2 #conflictsofinterest #petrochemicals

Forever chemicals: Scientists condemn massive lobbying campaign to alter PFAS definition

In a new paper, 22 scientists—including Professor Ian Cousins and Associate Professor Marlene Ågerstrand at Department of Environmental Science @stockholm-uni.bsky.social —defend the current definition of PFASs established by the OECD. #PFAS #Chemistry www.su.se/department-o...

Over the past few years, our PlastChem team has worked tirelessly to map the chemical complexity of #plastics. Today, we publish the findings in @nature.com. We hope this evidence propels the development of safer plastics to protect human health and environment. 1/4 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Read the full statement here: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

✍️ To safeguard public health and environmental protection, it’s crucial to uphold the OECD chemical definition of PFAS. If you support this effort, consider signing this statement: www.ipcp.ch/news/sign-on...

Sign-on campaign: Preserving Scientific Integrity in the PFAS Definition. Scientists raise concerns about ongoing efforts to redefine PFAS and potentially exclude certain fluorinated chemical subgroups from the widely accepted 2021 OECD definition. www.ipcp.ch/news/sign-on...

🧪 Forever chemicals definition under attack? Scientists warn of a shadowy effort to weaken regulation! 😱 #PFAS Source: https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/06/10/1528243/scientists-warn-against-attempts-to-change-definition-of-forever-chemicals

☠️The OECD definition of what constitutes PFAS, or ‘forever chemicals’, has been carefully established based on decades of peer-reviewed science. But the chemicals industry wants it to change and possibly be narrowed, meaning some of these dangerous chemicals will escape proper definition. 1/3

A coalition of 20 leading scientists has issued a strong warning against efforts to narrow the definition of PFAS, cautioning that such moves pushed by political and economic interests could severely weaken ongoing regulation in the EU, UK, and beyond. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A coalition of leading scientists has issued a statement urging the scientific community to uphold the #OECD definition of #PFAS, which remains clear, robust, and widely accepted Read more at hej-support.org/eu-policy-ou...

Scientists warn against efforts to narrow the definition of #PFAS. A weak definition means more loopholes & toxic exposure. But we are fighting back! WA led with a strong, science-based definition—now used by 24 states. We must stop all PFAS, not bow to pressure from the chemical industry lobby.

Congrats to Henry Obanya on new paper on the effects of car tire additives on marine microalgae #diatoms Toxicological assessment of tyre-derived compounds: effects of 6PPD-quinone, diphenylguanidine, and mercaptobenzothiazole on Phaeodactylum tricornutum www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

📣 PFAS researchers 📢 If you support the Scientists’ Statement on the Chemical Definition of PFASs, please can you sign here: www.ipcp.ch/news/sign-on...

- ACADEMICS - 🎓 Professor @alona-armstrong.bsky.social director of Energy Lancaster at @lancasteruni.bsky.social 🎓 @dralexford.bsky.social, professor of biology at the University of Portsmouth 🎓 Angus Garbutt, senior ecologist at the @ukceh.bsky.social

⚡️ENDS Power List 2025: Final day ⚡️ This week, we have been naming the 100 UK environmental professionals who have made a great impact in the past two years, as nominated by peers 🗳️ Today, we celebrate the most impactful academics and policy influencers 🌠

Also – have you checked our ENDS Power List starter pack yet? 🦋 This week, we have been adding Power List nominees – follow the link to discover top names in the UK environment sector here on Bluesky ⬇️

Children exposed to high levels of air pollution in early childhood have worse health outcomes by the time they're teenagers than those who lived in less polluted areas during a crucial period between the ages of 3 & 6 years old, study finds. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Having first started taking an active interest in river pollution in 2013, this reads like the secret manual we've been battling against for years: www.nature.com/articles/s44...

The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.

4000 tons of silt containing toxic PCBs and heavy metals dumped into sea off coast of Isle of Man. theconversation.com/toxic-chemic...

MoD investigating military bases in Norfolk, Hampshire & Devon feared to be leaking PFAS forever chemicals - including globally banned PFOS & carcinogenic PFOA - into drinking water sources. Our article in today's @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...

⚠️ Passionate about science communication? Join our team! We are looking for the next Social Media support officer 🔗 bou.org.uk/about-the... ⏰ Deadline 25 April 2025 Get in touch with our current officer if you have questions @natbzielonka.bsky.social #ornithology 🪶 Please repost!

📰Today we're reading: The @ukparliament.parliament.uk POST team have released a new horizon scan on climate adaptation, mitigation and resilience. You can read it here: post.parliament.uk/climate-adap...

Check out our new paper which looks at pharmaceuticals and pesticides in protected marine harbours seasonally and following storms discharges of sewage www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🚨 New Paper 🚨 In our latest study we found that CSOs are a major source of chemical contamination in two protected marine harbours on the South Coast. Fantastic bit of work to lead and work alongside @leonpbarron.bsky.social and @dralexford.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The sewage crisis is your fault: How water firms use same deceptive tactics as Big Oil and Big Tobacco www.bigissue.com/news/environ...

Happy St David’s Day

Happy St David’s Day

Today we launch our People’s Commission on the Water Sector. Addressing the public’s real issues in public! All the gaps in the gov Commission www.thepeoplescommissiononthewatersector.co.uk

A study in the same waters found amphipods with low sperm counts but could not find a cause. This study notes PFAS as "known to impact sperm quality + quantity in a variety of species". If creatures at the base of the food chain can't reproduce as much, it's bad news for the creatures who eat them.

A recent study by @dralexford.bsky.social found PFAS from sewage discharge building up in seaweed. Seaweed is an important food source for sea snails, who are, in turn, a tasty meal for sea birds. 2/6 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Pet flee medications of very toxic pesticides available very cheap on Amazon in the UK. #fibrinol #methoprene #ivermectin #imidacloprid

Water companies are spreading disinformation to 'manufacture doubt' about sewage spilling Water and sewage monopolies are using a corporate propaganda playbook to confuse the public about their environmental harm - and to avoid scrutiny www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

Environmental scientists have accused English water companies of adopting tactics used by fossil fuel & tobacco industries to “deny, deflect and distract” from the sewage crisis. ⚠️ Read more. ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4hCQ5LW

Time to cut the crap! Water industry using deception tactics to deflect blame for #sewage #pollution in England www.port.ac.uk/news-events-... 💩 @dralexford.bsky.social