🚨 #TFA, #BPA, #pesticides & #pharmaceuticals are all to be included in the EU's updated water pollutants list. Chemical pollution is widespread in the UK. Urgent action is needed to protect our water sources against these harmful pollutants. ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

New Environment Agency Flame Retardant risk assessments fail to follow tightening EU chemical restrictions protecting public & environmental health from exposure to hazardous & persistent chemicals🧪 Read more in our new commentary blog➡️ www.fidra.org.uk/news/comment... #chemcials #flameretardants

There are less than 2 weeks until the start of the #GreatGlobalNurdleHunt 2025!🌍 Do you want to take part but don't know where to start? Then make sure you join us for our next webinar! We'll cover how to take part, how to #nurdlehunt, answer questions and more👉 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Calling all #NurdleHunters 🌎 This year’s #GreatGlobalNurdleHunt is shining a light on how plastic pollution is threatening biodiversity and we need your help. Please message us any photos of #nurdles in sensitive ecosystems or amongst wildlife and help us tell the story 🪸🐬 📷credit: Tracey W

We are excited to be part of the #WildSummitUK today 🍃 We will be highlighting the importance of citizen science in protecting our environment through promoting our #GreatNurdleHunt which is helping raise awareness of plastic pellet pollution globally🌍 Come say hello 👋

📢 It's September & Big River Watch is back! Download the free Big River Watch app & get ready to survey your local river between the 19th & 25th of September. Every observation helps us fight for wild, healthy, natural rivers. 👀 What will you see this time? theriverstrust.org/big-river-watch

The Great Global Nurdle Hunt is back this October 🌏 Come along to our webinar which will tell you everything you need to know about #nurdles and how to take part in this global citizen science event 🔎 Register now ➡️ us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #plasticpellets #citizenscience #plasticpollution

A #PFAS never reported in wildlife before has been found in the blubber of Orcas 🐋 Fluorotelomer sulfones are a type of PFAS used in fire fighting foams & other industries. Another clear argument for why #foreverchemicals must be restricted as a group 🔽 oceanographicmagazine.com/news/new-for...

🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: The European Chemicals Agency just announced that it will split the EU-wide #PFAS restriction, leaving out eight categories of PFAS uses. This has never happened before — and it’s a dangerous precedent. (1/2)

Chemical companies are pressuring UK MPs to weaken #PFAS restrictions by excluding fluoropolymers. However, fluoropolymers are PFAS & their production, use & disposal contribute significantly to wider PFAS emissions🏭 ▶️ www.pfasfree.org.uk/f-gases-fluo... ▶️ www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Pharmaceuticals in contaminated sewage sludge are disrupting vital soil fungal networks that plants and soil ecosystems depend on. 🍄🌱 Research reveals significant soil health impacts that current regulations don't address. Blog below⬇️ www.fidra.org.uk/news/pharmac...

New blog and consultation response 📢 The HSE’s proposals for Chemicals Legislative Reform fail to protect us from some of the most dangerous chemicals ever developed, and urgently need to be reconsidered. www.fidra.org.uk/news/hse-che...

We spoke to the New Indian Express about why it’s so important to address #nurdles at an international level🌏 Although the global plastics treaty is a missed chance, countries can still introduce strong regulations to prevent #plasticpellet loss ⬇️ www.newindianexpress.com/xplore/2025/...

📣New IEEP report highlights growing divergence between UK and EU environmental policy. It states that significant levels of divergence can be seen in chemical restrictions - with the EU going much further to phase out harmful chemicals while the UK stands still ⬇️ ieep.uk/publications...

🆕Read our latest article hosted by Innovation News Network covering how a PFAS free future is possible in the UK and beyond ⬇️ innovationnewsnetwork.com/prioritising... #PFAS #foreverchemicals #chemicalpollution

🚨The UK is falling behind the EU on environmental rules🚨 Key example 👉 UK chemical protections are falling behind the EU’s, and are under threat from Brexit rollback Read more: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

HSE propose broad restriction on #PFAS in firefighting foams, acknowledging the risks of 'regrettable substitution'. A 6-month public consultation is now open 👉 press.hse.gov.uk/2025/08/18/p... Find out more about PFAS in firefighting foams 👉 fidra.org.uk/download/cal...

New blog and consultation response 📢 The HSE’s proposals for Chemicals Legislative Reform fail to protect us from some of the most dangerous chemicals ever developed, and urgently need to be reconsidered. www.fidra.org.uk/news/hse-che...

Despite efforts of NGOs, scientists and many delegates today we don't have #plasticstreaty to address production and pollution but as we regroup we are going to keep showing evidence of plastic pellet or nurdle pollution to those in power #nurdlehunt www.nurdlehunt.org.uk

📢Final day of negotiations for a #PlasticsTreaty at #INC52 We are calling on governments for ambition and courage to ensure a strong and effective final treaty which addresses global #plasticpollution across the full lifecycle, including #plastic pellets➡️ hub.nurdlehunt.org/solutions/un...

Plastic pollutes from day 1 🏭The Kerala #nurdlespill shows how plastic pellets before they even become products can devastate ecosystems & livelihoods. We need a global #plasticstreaty that addresses the full lifecycle of plastics, including #plasticpellets➡️ www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Since the first round of negotiations for a UN #PlasticsTreaty in Nov 2022, over 1,200,000 tonnes of #plasticpellets have spilled into the environment around the world🌍 📄Find info & resources on how a robust final treaty #INC52 can stop global pellet pollution➡️ hub.nurdlehunt.org/solutions/un...

⚠️ Fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists have flooded #PlasticsTreaty talks at a record high. They're working with petrostates to distract, delay, and drag the treaty toward the lowest common denominator. #KickPollutersOut #INC5-2 👉 Read more: bit.ly/41wUn1L

A new study has revealed the first dataset on #PFAS levels in shallow soils in England 🌱 PFAS was found to be present in all samples, with more recent samples showing generally higher concentrations than those taken historically 🔽 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Plastic pellets are a upstream source of plastic pollution, spilling into the environment from the pellet supply chain during production, transport, conversion, handling and waste processing🏭🚚🚢 An effective #PlasticsTreaty must address pellet pollution➡️ hub.nurdlehunt.org/solutions/un... #INC52

🚨Today the final round of negotiations for a UN Global #PlasticsTreaty #INC52 begin in #Geneva A strong final treaty is a major opportunity to stop global pellet pollution🌍 📄Find #plastic pellet info, briefs, primers, treaty text recommendations & more here ➡️ hub.nurdlehunt.org/solutions/un...

NEW BLOG: The Cunliffe Review exposes major gaps in UK water policy💧 We need modern sludge rules, better monitoring of pollutants & upstream action. We explain why source control must be a top priority: 🔗 www.fidra.org.uk/news/water-r... #PFAS #chemicals #pollution #water

As final negotiations for a #plasticstreaty begin this week, make sure to read our latest blog, covering why plastic pellets must be addressed by an strong final treaty, how this can be done in the treaty text & more➡️ www.nurdlehunt.org.uk/news/inc5-2-... #INC52 #plastic #plasticpollution

The Independent Water Commission's latest report acknowledged the risks that we are facing from PFAS and calls on the UK Government to take action. 'Forever chemicals' are accumulating in our waterways and drinking water, risking human and environmental health. 🚰🌊

❗️Deregulatory proposals to UK chemical safety laws Current statutory requirements that help protect people and wildlife from harmful chemicals would be removed, without introducing equivalent safeguards. Read more ➡️ buff.ly/yok2x8O

📢Final negotiations for a UN Global Plastics Treaty begin next week. A strong final treaty must effectively address global plastic pellet pollution🌍 📄Find info & resources on plastic pellets & how they can be addressed in the treaty text➡️ hub.nurdlehunt.org/solutions/un... #plasticstreaty #INC52

New research: over half of UK councils are spraying pesticides in public spaces - 354 tonnes in 2024 alone. That's 23 doubledecker buses worth of pesticides contaminating our environment with harmful chemicals such as PFAS... www.pan-uk.org/pesticide-fr...

🚨 Watch PFAS experts sound the alarm over TFA, a persistent PFAS polluting our water, food & blood. TFA pollution lasts for decades. Without urgent action to restrict PFAS pesticides, our clean water supplies are at serious risk. 💧 www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPuN... @paneurope.bsky.social

4 years on, the aftermath of the X-Press Pearl disaster continues to impact Sri Lanka. New research indicates #nurdles from the disaster are continuing to accumulate harmful pollutants & becoming increasingly toxic👉 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #plastic #plasticpollution #plasticstreaty

🚨 The Independent Water Commission warns that outdated sludge rules leave PFAS, microplastics & other contaminants unregulated, risking health, environment & supply chains. It calls for a long-term sludge strategy to tackle these growing threats.

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has ordered the shipping company behind the X-Press Pearl disaster to pay $1 billion in damages. 4 years on the country is still feeling the effects of this environmental disaster. Read more ▶️ economynext.com/sri-lankas-t... www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwpr...

Latest from Parliament's PFAS inquiry: Fidra and other experts told MPs why 'forever chemicals' need stronger regulation in the UK. 🚫 The evidence keeps mounting – read why we told the Environmental Audit Committee we need a universal PFAS restriction👇 www.pfasfree.org.uk/uncategorise...

Today’s column from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social has rightly put a spotlight on HSE proposals that would deregulate UK chemical safety laws, weaken protections for our health & environment, and increase UK-EU divergence.   For further information and to access the public consultation: buff.ly/xh8XV5E

A national health survey in Australia has found that over 95% of people have two toxic #PFAS (PFOA and PFOS) in their blood. These chemicals are banned under the Stockholm convention, but exposure continues. Governments must do more to protect us from #PFAS 🔽 www.abs.gov.au/articles/per...

💻Get up to speeds with everything you need to know about #plasticpellets, #microplastics and #theglobalplasticstreaty ahead of the last round of negotiations in Geneva in a couple of weeks time! Watch our new webinar recording ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=O70x...

Already in 2025, two catastrophic #pelletspills have occurred around the world 🌏 We need a #globalplasticstreaty with strong production reduction targets & countries must implement mandatory measures to stop pellet loss throughout the supply chain ⬇️ asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/En...

Starting in half an hour, join us for our webinar on plastic pellets and the global plastics treaty 🔽

Don’t miss out — there’s still time to register for our webinar happening tomorrow! 💻 Join us & leading experts as we discuss the upcoming Global Plastics Treaty (INC 5.2) negotiations and how the treaty can tackle #plasticpellets Register now ➡️ us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

- PFAS forever chemicals above proposed safety limits in nearly all English rivers, lakes & ponds, study finds - levels of internationally banned PFOS in fish were 322 times above proposed safety limits on average Our new article out now: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🚨Today we launch our proposal for how the UK can take urgent action on PFAS. The message is clear👉 Align with the EU’s universal PFAS restriction to protect health, our environment & economy. A PFAS-Free UK is within reach. Read the full proposal 👉 www.fidra.org.uk/download/reg...

Denmark has banned 23 pesticides because of their links to #TFA TFA is a mobile, persistent #PFAS that forms from PFAS pesticides🌱 Our study found 98% of river sites in the UK contain TFA Denmark's press release➡️ shorturl.at/E847i Our study ➡️ www.pfasfree.org.uk/uncategorise...

BLOG: The UK agrees to align with the EU on pesticide regulation! 🐝 This environmental win showcases the benefits of dynamic alignment with the EU, a decision Fidra would like to see applied to all UK chemical regulations. 📖 www.fidra.org.uk/news/pestici...

An investigation by @watershed-i.bsky.social found 73% of sewage sludge 'sites' were within NVZs - nitrate vulnerable zones - already at risk from agricultural pollution. We must protect our soils from the unregulated contaminants in sewage sludge. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“once you let industrial waste into your works, what comes out isn’t sewage sludge. It’s hazardous waste.” Every year, 768,000 tonnes of sewage sludge is spread over 150,000 hectares of agricultural land in England. Our new article out now: share.google/RYo82QYEgZiL...

Last week, amendments to the children’s wellbeing and schools bill to ban PFAS in school uniforms were discussed, but sadly not taken forward ❌ We’re calling for urgent action to address PFAS in the UK. Briefing▶️ www.fidra.org.uk/download/pfa... Article▶️ www.theguardian.com/environment/...