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Alistair Boxall

@alistairboxall.bsky.social

Alistair is Professor in Environmental Science at the University of York. Alistair’s research focuses on understanding emerging and future ecological and health risks of chemical pollutants.

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Alistair Boxall@alistairboxall.bsky.social · 3w ago

The final version of our European PFAS monitoring paper is published. We monitored PFAS at 280 locations on 93 rivers across 31 countries. You can access the article for free for the next 50 days using the link below. Https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135426011565?dgcid=author

Pan-continental assessment of socioeconomic and environmental predictors of PFAS occurrence in European rivers from a harmonised monitoring study

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent contaminants that are widely detected in surface waters and are of growing global concern. H…

sciencedirect.com

A Gray@austindoug13.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New Policy Analysis published in ES&T. Environmentally Safe and Just Pharmacy: A Framework and Action Plan for Operating within the Earth System Boundary for Novel Entities | pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... Thanks to @alistairboxall.bsky.social and @bryanwbrooks.bsky.social for leading our team!

Environmentally Safe and Just Pharmacy: A Framework and Action Plan for Operating within the Earth System Boundary for Novel Entities

Active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) are essential for global health, yet their use and release into the environment contribute to the transgression of the Earth System Boundary for Novel Entities...

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Alistair Boxall@alistairboxall.bsky.social · 8mo ago

I spent an hour last month speaking to Jaimie, Steve and Gimmo from the Aural Apothecary podcast. You can listen to the podcast here where I talk about my work on pharmaceuticals in the environment. www.theauralapothecary.com/84-professor...

8.4 Professor Alistair Boxall - From Prescription to Pollution: The Unseen Impact of Medicines in Our Waterways

What happens to medicines after we swallow them? Where do they end up and what exactly are we flushing away? Which medicines might we be taking —unknowingly—the next time we pour a glass of water

theauralapothecary.com

Alistair Boxall@alistairboxall.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Our new paper 'Silent Side Effects: Pharmaceuticals as Contaminants of Emerging Concern' is now out in Annual Reviews of Environment and Resources. Thanks to @davetickner.bsky.social and @wwf.org.uk who supported the work behind the manuscript. www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

Silent Side Effects: Pharmaceuticals as Contaminants of Emerging Concern

Active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) are emitted to the environment via various pathways. Consequently, there are concerns over the potential impacts of APIs in the environment on ecological and h...

annualreviews.org

Alistair Boxall@alistairboxall.bsky.social · 12mo ago

I had an enjoyable two days this week hosting a TV crew from South Korea. They took lots of footage covering different aspects of our work on chemical pollution in rivers. The documentary should be released in December.

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The Guardian@theguardian.com · last yr.

‘Even if we stop drinking we will be exposed’: A French region has banned tap water. Is it a warning for the rest of Europe?

‘Even if we stop drinking we will be exposed’: A French region has banned tap water. Is it a warning for the rest of Europe?

Forever chemicals have polluted the water supply of 60,000 people, threatening human health, wildlife and the wider ecosystem. But activists say this is just the tip of the Pfas iceberg

theguardian.com

Department of Environment and Geography@uoyenvironment.bsky.social · last yr.

An important @theguardian.com article on @alistairboxall.bsky.social's research: "A study of #Yorkshire’s rivers is helping scientists understand the impact everyday pollutants are having on waterways – and the results are sobering" 👇🌍 www.theguardian.com/environment/... #York #YorkResearch

Pesticides, antibiotics, animal medicines: the chemical cocktail seeping into our rivers

The list of everyday pollutants is a long one, and they could be as damaging to our water ecosystems as sewage spills

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WATERSHED Investigations@watershed-i.bsky.social · last yr.

There are many sources of chemical pollution in our rivers, but tertiary treatment for sewage could clean up the meds that pass straight through us & down the loo, household cleaning products, chemicals from skin care, hair care, washing clothes & food. 1/ www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

Streams of medicines: how Switzerland cleaned up its act – podcast

In the second of a two part series, Phoebe Weston travels to Switzerland to find out how the country has transformed its rivers, from sewage-filled health hazards to pristine swimming spots. She tells...

theguardian.com

Leana Hosea@leanahosea.bsky.social · last yr.

Ibuprofen can affect fish hatching, diclofenac impacts fish livers, flea treatments kill off the insects fish & birds eat - a cocktail of meds, pesticides, cleaning products, road runoff is poisoning our rivers - no wonder fish numbers are plummeting. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Leana Hosea@leanahosea.bsky.social · last yr.

Ibuprofen can affect fish hatching, diclofenac impacts fish livers, flea treatments kill off the insects fish & birds eat - a cocktail of meds, pesticides, cleaning products, road runoff is poisoning our rivers - no wonder fish numbers are plummeting. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Pesticides, antibiotics, animal medicines: the chemical cocktail seeping into our rivers

The list of everyday pollutants is a long one, and they could be as damaging to our water ecosystems as sewage spills

theguardian.com

Alistair Boxall@alistairboxall.bsky.social · last yr.

The ECOMIX project monitoring team met at the Merchant Adventurers Hall on Monday to celebrate the end of our year long study on levels of chemical pollution in Yorkshire's rivers. The group collected around 1000 weekly composites and generated more than 65000 data points.

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Phoebe Weston@phoebeweston.bsky.social · last yr.

Switzerland is leading the world in purifying its water of micropollutants. Hear how they are doing it in ep 2 of our Science Weekly series www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

Streams of medicines: how Switzerland cleaned up its act – podcast

In the second of a two part series, Phoebe Weston travels to Switzerland to find out how the country has transformed its rivers, from sewage-filled health hazards to pristine swimming spots. She tells...

theguardian.com