Prof Alex Ford
@dralexford.bsky.social
Marine Biologist, Environmental Toxicologist, Parasitologist Board member IPCP
NEW - Conservative orgs are filing records requests by the dozens at public universities, demanding documents from climate researchers. @lesleyclark.bsky.social @corbinhiar.bsky.social & I have uncovered more than 100 requests, a campaign targets/allies say is an effort to derail climate litigation
Inside the anti-climate campaign against researchers
A POLITICO investigation reveals more than 100 open records requests demanding documents from climate scientists nationwide.
politico.com
Why we need to see water as an increasingly precious resource
Why we need to see water as an increasingly precious resource
A £75m push by the water industry and regulators has been launched to try to get all of us to use less water. Last week's high temperatures meant demand for tap water surged.
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"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...
High levels of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found off coast of southern England
Study of Channel finds levels of toxic Pfas in Solent at 13 times safe limits in some places, with much coming from treated sewage
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🌊 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...
Stronger regulation calls as forever chemicals found in Solent
A new Portsmouth Uni study found PFAS present at "multiple levels" of the marine environment.
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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...
Stronger regulation calls as forever chemicals found in Solent
A new Portsmouth Uni study found PFAS present at
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🌊 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 forever chemicals found along stretch of UK coastline
A new study has found PFAS in the waters, wildlife, and seabed of the Solent, a stretch of water between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight. The researchers suggest the pollution is coming from…
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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
High levels of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found off coast of southern England
Study of Channel finds levels of toxic Pfas in Solent at 13 times safe limits in some places, with much coming from treated sewage
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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
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 5mo agoHigh levels of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found off coast of southern England
King’s speech: much‑needed water industry reforms do not go far enough theconversation.com/kings-speech...
King’s speech: much-needed water industry reforms do not go far enough
The government promises joined‑up and long‑term regional planning for water. But some pressing challenges appear to receive surprisingly little attention.
theconversation.com
“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...
England’s sewage scandal hinges on lack of water industry regulation – new docudrama reveals how profit drives pollution
The water industry has been left to police its own pollution.
theconversation.com
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...
PFAS in pregnant women’s drinking water puts their babies at higher risk, study finds
An innovative study mapped preterm births, low birth weights and infant mortality to municipal water wells downstream from PFAS-contaminated sites. The results show the high cost of PFAS harm.
theconversation.com
Bayer Weighs Roundup Exit as Cancer Legal Bill Nears $18 Billion www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Bayer Weighs Roundup’s Demise Over Thousands of Cancer Lawsuits
The world’s most widely used weedkiller is confronting legal battles as well as a cat-and-mouse game with nature. But it’s not clear what can take its place.
bloomberg.com
Media capture Political capture Regulatory capture University capture NGO capture Arms length body capture…. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Corporate ‘Capture Strategies’ Impacting Human and Ecosystem Health
The concept of regulatory capture has been extensively studied in academic literature, primarily within the social sciences. This phenomenon has been increasingly discussed in the environmental scienc...
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🌎 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
Flea meds, antibiotics & drugs found in UK freshwater in citizen science study | Imperial News | Imperial College London
Insecticides, antibiotics and illicit drugs that threaten aquatic life are present throughout UK waterways, research by Imperial and Earthwatch finds.
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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...
A comprehensive analysis of combined stormwater overflow (CSO) discharges to coastal waters and data communications by a UK water company between 2021 and 2023
Sewage discharges to aquatic environments present a real danger to human and ecosystem health. Event duration monitors (EDMs) from combined stormwater overflows (CSOs) are now fitted to over 90% of st...
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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...
‘You could drink from that pond’: the city digging for a solution to toxic runoff
A project in Brighton to stop harmful chemicals from seeping into a chalk aquifer could set an example for managing such pollution
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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...
A comprehensive analysis of combined stormwater overflow (CSO) discharges to coastal waters and data communications by a UK water company between 2021 and 2023
Sewage discharges to aquatic environments present a real danger to human and ecosystem health. Event duration monitors (EDMs) from combined stormwater overflows (CSOs) are now fitted to over 90% of st...
pubs.rsc.org
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!
Prof Alex Ford@dralexford.bsky.social · last yr.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/...
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/...