An American interviewer asked me about my political beliefs. #VoteBinface
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.
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…
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Great to also see @rachaelbice.bsky.social and huge thanks to the brilliant Helen and Em from York’s burgeoning river campaign Ouse It Or Lose It for their E-coliaboration and bonkers bacterial backup!
The panel was preceded by a provocation from chemical pollution researcher @alistairboxall.bsky.social and artist Will Templeton. Do check out their collaboration #ConfluenceForChange at Sliding Water gallery in York this week.
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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New Policy Analysis paper out today in Environmental Science & Technology, where we outline a framework for an Environmentally Safe and Just Pharmacy 💊🌍 A big thanks to @alistairboxall.bsky.social @bryanwbrooks.bsky.social and the amazing team! Open Access paper 👉 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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New report highlights how UK rivers are suffocating
Analysis of the largest citizen science water quality dataset in UK rivers The Angling Trust has released its third Annual Water Quality Monitoring Network (WQMN) report, analysing the largest citizen...
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First round of @cleanilkley.bsky.social 's water testing in association with @alistairboxall.bsky.social and York University.
I have had an interesting day today participating as a panel member at an Economic Insight event on the Future Regulatory Model for the UK water sector.
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
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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...
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Will Joshua Templeton spent two days with us working on a photo shoot for an outreach event we are working on. We visited a few of our river monitoring sites and met some of the monitoring team.
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.
‘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
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You can hear from @alistairboxall.bsky.social on the state of chemical pollution in Yorkshire's rivers in this recent @yorkfestofideas.bsky.social Merchant Adventurer's Science Discovery Lecture ▶️
Rivers at Risk: The chemical cocktail in Yorkshire's watercourses - Alistair Boxall
YouTube video by York Ideas
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The full report into concentrations of Trifluoroacetic Acid (TFA) in UK Surface Waters is available to download from the @fidrango.bsky.social website. A visual summary is also available 📃
Concentrations of Trifluoroacetic Acid (TFA) in UK Surface Waters - Fidra
This study monitored TFA concentrations at 54 locations covering 32 rivers across the UK and throughout all seasons
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@alistairboxall.bsky.social and his team have, once again, revealed the dire state of our waterways.... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Forever chemical' TFA found in all but one of tested UK rivers
The long-term impact of the chemical on human health is still unclear and being researched.
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Pesticides, antibiotics, animal medicines: the chemical cocktail seeping into our rivers 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
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Brilliant to spot @alistairboxall.bsky.social on Slovenian television, sharing his water quality and micro-plastics research expertise with international audiences 👇🌍 365.rtvslo.si/arhiv/sloven... (00:50) #YorkResearch #waterquality #microplastics
Tudi pri nas je voda onesnažena z mikroplastiko
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An interesting article in Earth.com on exposure of sharks in Brazil to cocaine. www.earth.com/news/cocaine...
"Cocaine sharks" found off the coast of Brazil - strange but true tale of ocean pollution consequences
Meet the "cocaine sharks," also known as Brazilian sharpnose sharks, Rhizoprionodon lalandii, zipping around cocaine saturated coastal waters.
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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
theguardian.com
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...
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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/...
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
An excellent piece out today by @phoebeweston.bsky.social at the Guardian on our NERC ECOMIX project which is exploring chemical pollution in Yorkshire's rivers. 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
Agreed - huge problem - @alistairboxall.bsky.social's review of pharmaceutical & chemical data in UK rivers found this prominently in UK rivers. Very worrying. www.itv.com/news/2024-08...
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That’s an incredible sampling effort… look forwards to hearing about the results
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.
