Open call for authorities interested in technologies to collect and valorise #plasticwaste #microplastics in rivers💦. Check eligibility in this post ⬇️. Not open to regions involved in the project, inc. UK but you can follow our progress @upstream-project.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/upstre...

Another #PhD opportunity co-supervised by myself here @ukceh.bsky.social in the team, where we'll be working on quantifying road-derived #microplastics details on how to apply below 👇 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Here @ukceh.bsky.social, we are inviting PhD applicants for the new ECOWILD CDT Project findaphd.com/phds/project... Take a look if you are interested in #wetlands restoration, #microplastics #antimicrobialresistance and #climatechange

🌍 A UKCEH team were observers at the latest UN talks on a global treaty to end plastic pollution. Negotiations ended without consensus after 2 intense weeks, but there are glimmers of hope 🔗 tinyurl.com/mrxmfm87 🧵🧪 1/ @samharrison.science @richardkcross.bsky.social @feuchtmayr.bsky.social #INC5

Not your typical #litter floating past in the Rhone this morning here in Geneva! Sadly not Swiss Francs I'm afraid 😂 A moments break this morning before starting on what should be the last day of the #GlobalPlasticsTreaty negatiations

#Live now! As the #PlasticsTreaty #INC5.2 negotiations nears its end, delegates and observers gather in plenary in the Assembly Hall at Palais des Nations. Follow the plenary on UN TV 📺 webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1r...

How are things at the #GlobalPlasticsTreaty #INC5.2 #PlasticsTreaty? My colleage @samharrison.science @ukceh.bsky.social nicely sums up some of the key moments over the last week 👇

Some reflections on the first few days of #INC5.2 negotations in Geneva, towards a #GlobalPlasticsTreaty. Are the negotiations going well? Frankly, not really, though there are reasons for hope 👇 @ukceh.bsky.social #PlasticsTreaty #PlasticTreaty #GlobalPlasticTreaty

I'm on my way to Geneva for #INC5.2 - the final session for nations to negotiate a #GlobalPlasticsTreaty As the negotiations near their final stage, it is now more than ever crucial that decisions are grouded in science. The @ukceh.bsky.social delegation is going with five key messages 👇

To find out more about what @ukceh.bsky.social are up to at #INC5 #GlobalPlasticsTreaty see our latest blog below👇 I'm particularly interested in how existing #plasticpollution is considered and what happens next around implementation and effectiveness #microplastics www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med...

Panel discussion on "science and research for an effective instrument": strong support for science-based decisions free of conflicts of interest, and a need for transparency in not just Treaty processes, but the data needed to support it. #INC5.2 #PlasticsTreaty @bcarneyalmroth.bsky.social

What is the global #PlasticsTreaty and why does it matter? Here’s what to know before the second part of #INC5 begins in Geneva on August 5: www.unep.org/inc-plastic-...

🌍 Advancing science to end plastic pollution: UKCEH scientists are at the final Global Plastics Treaty talks this week as official Observers—ensuring negotiations are shaped by scientific evidence and expertise. #PlasticsTreaty #INC5 🧵🧪 1/

Meet our delegation: Dr @samharrison.science, Dr @richardkcross.bsky.social, Dr Heidrun Feuchtmayr @feuchtmayr.bsky.social & Dr Gloria Pereira. We’re there to share key evidence, highlight overlooked pathways & offer technical advice to participants. 🔗 Read more: www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med... 3/

More from the SAbyNA project I forgot to mention and my colleagues @ukceh.bsky.social Sarah Roberts paper on soil species sensitivities distributions for silver #nanomaterials #ecotoxicology loads of data in here :) pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

"As the wheels trundle over the bitumen" there must have been something in the air that day, bringing out my inner poet!

New paper summarising the @SAbyNA2020 guidance tool for safe and #sustainable by design #nanomaterials Great work from the whole team involved over the past few years on that project! pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

🚨 Our plastic fragmentation model FRAGMENT-MNP is now published in @joss-openjournals.bsky.social! This was my first time publishing in JOSS and I found it very refreshing. joss.theoj.org/papers/10.21... @praetorius-a.bsky.social @richardkcross.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social @cefic.bsky.social

Such an interesting session this morning on the impacts of atmospheric pollutants on #wildlife and #biodiversity #SETACVienna For those who saw our work on using #moss as a bio-monitor for #microplastics @ukceh.bsky.social here's our report to Defra sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/ProjectDetai...

Ready for #SETACVienna? So is @ukceh.bsky.social lots of cool science from #microplastics in moss, to the next generation of exposure models, looking forward to joining the team @setac.bsky.social this year www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med...

Really cool PhD opportunity with my colleague Sarah Roberts @UK_CEH deadline for applications is Monday so spread the word and get applying :) #pollution #chemicals www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Useful summary of EP Wales #microplastics event last December. Full presentations, including my own on the RSVP tool for microplastic sample volume predictions and my colleague @ukceh.bsky.social Felicity Hayes' talk on airborne microplastics in moss across the UK! epwales.org.uk/plastic-in-t...

Nice Friday news... Paper lead by my colleague Sarah Roberts @ukceh.bsky.social just published in Environmental Science Nano. Species sensitivity distributions for silver #nanomaterials in soils for risk assessment. 🪱 pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

Always remember to RSVP 😉 when monitoring microplastics: Representative Sample Volume Predictions - free tool for estimating sample volumes when going out and collecting waters for #microplastics microplastics.springeropen.com/articles/10....

The tool is a downloadable spreadsheet accompanying a paper explaining the methods in the journal Microplastics and Nanoplastics Paper: microplastics.springeropen.com/articles/10....

Moving to #blueskysocial and just pulling up a few recent posts that might be of interest on the work we're doing here @ukceh.bsky.social on #microplastics 🔬

NEW! Scientists are exploring new ways to measure and quantify #microplastics in nature. To make sense of this, we need common methods for researchers, environmental managers and regulators. Read more about an innovative UKCEH tool to help. You just need to RSVP! www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med... 🧪