"Study of Channel finds levels of toxic Pfas in Solent at 13 times safe limits in some places, with much coming from treated sewage" share.google/2cjPBnRdOT1k...

🌊 A study has found high levels of PFAS along the Solent, a stretch of coastline in the UK. 🐬 Harbour porpoises showed the highest PFAS concentration, with levels much higher than the threshold set for living organisms. More in our news story 👉 buff.ly/yfqeNGl #PFAS

Study identifies sewage as a major source of PFAS in the Solent. PFAS enter sewage when we: - wash - it's in some toiletries - clean pots or food containers made with PFAS - wash clothes or upholstery treated with PFAS - use cleaning products containing PFAS share.google/liwbmk2qmcR7...

New study finds #PFAS across multiple species in the Solent, including the UK's iconic harbour porpoise 🐬 The study warns that current regulations are not going far enough to protect against #ForeverChemicals. Find out more 👇 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🌊 A new study has found high levels of PFAS in the Solent, a stretch of the Channel between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight. ❗️Some water samples contained PFOS 13x the set limit, and harbour porpoises had levels much higher than the threshold set for biota. Read our news story👉 buff.ly/yfqeNGl

High levels of PFAS - linked to cancers, liver, kidney + thyroid disorders - found in the sea in the Solent strait. The main source is thought to be treated sewage. They're present in sewage because we're surrounded by them in our daily lives. share.google/yLF9gGRNyKok... 🧵 1/6

In the @theguardian.com today with new research finding toxic Pfas everywhere you look in the Solent. Beneath that headline finding — two important takeaways about how we measure Pfas, and what to do about it. @mcsuk.bsky.social @dralexford.bsky.social

King’s speech: much‑needed water industry reforms do not go far enough theconversation.com/kings-speech...

“Dirty Business illustrates how corporate greed and the fundamental lack of governance and regulatory oversight across the nation’s water industry allowed this sewage crisis to happen – at the cost of environmental and human health, and our future water security” theconversation.com/englands-sew...

Morning thought! Why haven’t we used misconduct in a public office laws more often? ‘Political capture’ seems rife in Westminster across all political parties

Happy to share our latest paper out now in ES&T, 'Are Behavioral Ecotoxicity Endpoints Relevant at the Population Level? Evidence-Based Insights for Environmental Protection' 🧪🐟 👉 Read the full Open Access paper here: pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....

PFAS in pregnant women’s drinking water puts their babies at higher risk, study finds theconversation.com/pfas-in-preg...

Bayer Weighs Roundup Exit as Cancer Legal Bill Nears $18 Billion www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

Media capture Political capture Regulatory capture University capture NGO capture Arms length body capture…. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

🌎 From the Amazon to remote islands in the Indian Ocean, uncontacted peoples live in some of the most biodiverse — and threatened — places on Earth. Their lands are not just their homes — they’re their identity, survival and resistance. Learn more: uncontactedpeoples.org

For them, distance is protection — not isolation. Uncontacted Indigenous peoples are defending their lands. Discover their stories, their resilience – and the threats to their survival: uncontactedpeoples.org #AtTheEdge #uncontacted #uncontactedpeoples #northsentinel #amazon #indigenouspeoples

Flea and tick medication, antibiotics & illicit drugs found in UK freshwater study by Imperial & @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social. The research also found antibiotics at concentrations high enough that antimicrobial resistance should be studied further in UK freshwaters 🧵 ow.ly/jQUN50Xmmxc

Environmental defenders are being killed for protecting our future – the law needs to catch up theconversation.com/environmenta...

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/...