In a policy brief published in Science, scientists call on European Union for a new approach to protect people and nature from the hidden risks of chemical cocktails.

Agency scientists found that PFNA could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but the ...

This August, delegates from 183 nations gathered in a spacious UN hall in Geneva with a daunting task: to negotiate the world’s first legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution. More than 2,600 p...

Training scientists to engage with policy-makers and pursue careers in public service is among the most effective ways to turn research strength into real-world impact. However, in February, the Trump...

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The long read: When a small Swedish town discovered their drinking water contained extremely high levels of Pfas, they had no idea what it would mean for their health and their children’s future

The programme allows researchers who are no longer able to work in their own countries because they are threatened or persecuted to continue their work at German universities and research institutions...

In a new paper published today in Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 22 scientists—including Professor Ian Cousins and Associate Professor Marlene Ågerstrand from the Department of Environmen...

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Move to narrow classification of Pfas and weaken regulation is ‘politically and/or economically motivated’

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EU-lagstiftningen måste ta större hänsyn till så kallade cocktaileffekter. Det skriver 22 europeiska kemikalieforskare i ett brev till EU-kommissionen. Forskning & Framsteg ringde upp en …

A group of leading scientists from across Europe, including researchers from the Department of Environmental Science, have jointly sent an open letter to the European Commission urging stronger regula...

A group of leading scientists from across Europe, including researchers from the Department of Environmental Science, have jointly sent an open letter to the European Commission urging stronger regula...

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The Forever Pollution Project showed that nearly 23,000 sites all over Europe are contaminated by the “forever chemicals” PFAS.

Pharmaceutical pollution can significantly affect wild animal behaviour, including speeding up salmon migration.

Background Over the last decade, pharmaceutical pollution in aquatic ecosystems has emerged as a pressing environmental issue. Recent years have also seen a surge in scientific interest in the use of ...