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ACS Publications @pubs.acs.org · 01/09/2026

Advances in materials science and engineering are driving progress across environmental research. This joint Special Issue from ES&T and ES&T Letters highlights how advanced materials are reshaping environmental science and advancing sustainability. 📖 Read now: buff.ly/DaZ6GTx

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captain bleach @blainecapatch.bsky.social · 12/09/2024

domo arigato

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Leon Jackson @drleonj.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

I found an incredible map of sewers in central Boston for 1811. It shows clearly who had direct access to waste disposal and who had to carry their waste into the street to dispose of it. Also, just how subdivided and tiny some tenements could be. More literal History from Below! 🗃️

A hand drawn map of several blocks of Boston in 1811. Each property owner’s name is written in ink. Some are incredibly narrow, others much less so. Sewers are drawn in red ink. Many of the smaller properties have no sewer access.

Source: Boston Town Records, Loose Papers 1811. Boston Public Library Special Collections.

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Prof. David Boutt @davidboutt.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

As drought conditions dominate most of the US major climate zones we are reaching peak water for the year here in the Northeast at well below normal levels. Forested uplands are drying quickly with streamflow reductions to continue into the fall. @climatechris.bsky.social @efisherwx.bsky.social

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Sean T. McBeath @mcbeath2o.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Dr. Fukuda presenting our work on electrochemical PFAS degradation at @acs.org Spring Conference, fusing computational and experimental approaches to novel electrode material development.

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WWET Lab @mcbeathlab.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Beautiful day for a break from the lab! The WWET Lab crew enjoyed some fresh air and great views while hiking at Mt. Sugarloaf this weekend. 🥾🌲 @umassamherst.bsky.social @umassengineering.bsky.social

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WWET Lab @mcbeathlab.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

WWET Lab joined the Hitchcock Harvest: A Celebration of Sustainability to share our poster “From Rain to Tap”, highlighting the Hitchcock Center’s net-positive water system and future innovations in sustainable water treatment!💧🌿 @umassamherst.bsky.social @umassengineering.bsky.social

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Sarah Dorner @sarahdorner.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

I was at UMass for Michèle Prévost’s Distinguished Feng Lecture in 2017. Fun memories of the road trip with her. What a great tradition.

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Sean T. McBeath @mcbeath2o.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Amazing lecture by Prof. Raskin (@lutraskin.bsky.social), this year’s Distinguished Feng Lecturer. Thanks for joining us at UMass! @umassengineering.bsky.social @umassamherst.bsky.social

Feng Distinguished Lecturer, Professor Lut Raskin, with the Feng family and the Environmental and Water Resources Engineering faculty and staff.

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Sean T. McBeath @mcbeath2o.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Improvised lab. Enjoying field work in Alaska with @mesole.bsky.social!

Kitchen turned laboratory. Water quality analysis in progress, of various drinking water sources in town (rain water, treatment lake water, and more!).

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Sean T. McBeath @mcbeath2o.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Research group breakfast to kick off the 2025-2026 year! @mcbeathlab.bsky.social

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Sean T. McBeath @mcbeath2o.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Thrilled to announce our new paper, authored by Shane Hancox, in Environmental Science & Technology @pubs.acs.org! Shane developed mixed metal oxide electrodes that boost electrochemical chlorine production, without the use of costly platinum group metals. Read more: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

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Optimization of Mixed Metal Oxide Electrodes for Chlorine Generation: An Alternative to Conventional Platinum Group Metal Materials

Dimensionally stable anodes (DSAs) are widely used for the free chlorine evolution reaction (CER); however, their reliance on expensive platinum group metals limits their widespread adoption. This cos...

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WWET Lab @mcbeathlab.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Welcome (and welcome back)! 🎉 WWET Lab kicked off the term with our first group meeting, celebrating new members joining the lab and returning students continuing their journey. Excited for another semester of impactful research ahead! 💧⚡️ @umassamherst.bsky.social @umassengineering.bsky.social

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WWET Lab @mcbeathlab.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Exciting news! WWET Lab was interviewed by Agilent Technologies on our PFAS research. Using Agilent LC-MS & GC-MS enables us to push impactful PFAS science forward. Stay tuned for the upcoming interview video! #PFAS #Research @umassamherst.bsky.social @umassengineering.bsky.social

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WWET Lab @mcbeathlab.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Big congrats to Faye, Alanna & Josh on their graduation! We're so proud of everything you've accomplished at WWET Lab and excited to see what’s next. Read more on our website: www.wwetlab.com/2025/05/22/f... @umassamherst.bsky.social @umassengineering.bsky.social

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Sean T. McBeath @mcbeath2o.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Faye Kuszewski representing the @mcbeathlab.bsky.social at #AEESP2025. Presenting to a packed room about the unforeseen consequences of toxic disinfection byproduct formation during the electrochemical treatment of textile dye wastewater.

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Sean T. McBeath @mcbeath2o.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Great UMass Amherst faculty representation at #AEESP2025! Many more students, postdoc and staff also in attendance. @aeesprofs.bsky.social @umassamherst.bsky.social @umassengineering.bsky.social

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Sean T. McBeath @mcbeath2o.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

End of the semester lab party! Congrats Faye and Alanna on graduating!

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Sean T. McBeath @mcbeath2o.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

The final post from my 'Water Chemistry' graduate class this semester! If you've missed this, please check out the account.

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American Chemical Society @acs.org · 25/04/2025

Hydrogen bonding helps explain why water behaves in the (sometimes strange) ways it does. But what exactly is hydrogen bonding and why does it happen? And how is this related to ice? Watch the full video by our friends over at Reactions to learn more: buff.ly/rnKmO56

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Sean T. McBeath @mcbeath2o.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Congrats to Alanna and Faye for successfully defending their MS thesis this week! Very proud of the work they've done in the @mcbeathlab.bsky.social. They have made a big impact @umassamherst.bsky.social, and both will soon be starting their next journey in industry! @umassengineering.bsky.social

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Sean T. McBeath @mcbeath2o.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Stable isotopes are foundational tools in hydrologic research—letting us see the invisible paths water takes through the environment. Essential for everything from climate reconstructions to water resource management. A great thread by my Water Chemistry class about oxygen and hydrogen isotopes:

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Water Chem @ UMass Amherst @waterchem.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Is taking CO2 out of the atmosphere best achieved through greenhouse gas emissions reductions, or carbon capture and storage? Given current projections, the answer might be both. A process called carbon mineralization looks at locking away CO2 in rocks and mineral precipitates permanently. (1/5)

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Sean T. McBeath @mcbeath2o.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

If attending @acs.org‘s #ACSSpring2025, check out Lohita’s presentation tomorrow! She will be talking about her work related to the electrosorption of organic micropollutants using activated carbon fibres.

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Water Chem @ UMass Amherst @waterchem.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Amherst’s nearest Superfund site, PSC Resources, a former waste oil refinery, has been on the NPL since 1982. Contaminants spread into soils and groundwater, but levels have decreased with ongoing remediation. The site will soon undergo its sixth 5-year review to ensure continued protection.

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Hiroki Fukuda @hrkfkd.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Had a great time at the @aeesprofs.bsky.social Distinguished Lecture by Dr. Lynn Katz at @umassamherst.bsky.social! Before the lecture, we presented @mcbeathlab.bsky.social’s poster. Honored to have lunch with Dr. Katz and discuss water treatment challenges. Thanks to Dr. Katz & the organizers!🙌

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Sean T. McBeath @mcbeath2o.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

🔁 A great thread on the flickering cluster model—one of water’s unique chemical quirks. It’s this ever-shifting hydrogen bond network that gives water strange but essential properties, helping to make life as we know it possible. #WaterChemistry #Science

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Water Chem @ UMass Amherst @waterchem.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

One of the leading experts in water quality, HACH company can trace its roots back to the piloting skills of the amazing women pictured below. Kathryn Hach-Darrow, a founder of the Hach chemical company helped drive expansion by selling water testing kits across the country flying her own plane.

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Water Chem @ UMass Amherst @waterchem.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

History of Acids Cont'd: In 1884, Svante Arrhenius and Friedrich Wilhelm Ostwald proposed that the atoms of acids and bases separate in water—acids releasing hydrogen ions (H+) and bases producing hydroxide ions (OH-). This explained why acids and bases neutralize each other to form water (H2O).1/6

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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

TEAM ART HISTORY! I know how much you love Jacques Louis David and his bangin' portrait of the Lavoisiers. www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti... But did you know that Lavoisier didn't just play a scientist in paint? He did real life science too! Follow Water Chem at Umass to get all the knowledge.

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Sean T. McBeath @mcbeath2o.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

My 'Water Chemistry' grad class @umassamherst.bsky.social has started a BlueSky for a semester project. The goal is to disseminate interesting communications about all things water. From acid-base chemistry to wastewater treatment memes. Give them a follow if you want to learn more about water!

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Sean T. McBeath @mcbeath2o.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Very excited to present at this week's #WASHCanada Talk Series. While the future of drinking water research is uncertain at the moment in the US, I'm proud of the work our lab does and I hope that our goals can press on. If interested, please consider joining me this Thursday: t.ly/_Xyug

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 12/02/2025

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

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Sean T. McBeath @mcbeath2o.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Very excited to have hosted Dr. Lily Dove (@solilyquy.bsky.social) at our Environmental & Water Resources Seminar today at @umassamherst.bsky.social. Great to see Lily, after two years and moves from the other coast!

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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 16/02/2025

every tap has a past. every flush has a future.

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Bryan Brooks @bryanwbrooks.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

My thoughts are with the early career US scientists & engineers who recently lost their jobs. As I noted in a previous editorial, folks working in environmental science, engineering & health are really in the survival business: you can go 3 min without air, 3 days without water, 3 weeks without food

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Kevin Bird @stairwaytokevin.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

To expand on this, right now ~200 postdoc fellows directly funded by NSF are locked out of their salary &research funds right before the first of the month. No doubt other NSF funded grads &postdocs are affected as well. All requests for funds put in before the freeze are slowly being cancelled

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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Welcome! Please kindly remove your shoes and sanitize your hands before entering our home thank you.

Two dogs seen through the doorway to our house. They are sitting at the top of three steps that lead into the foyer.

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Riccio College of Engineering, UMass Amherst @umassengineering.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

A new study has mapped 35 years of river changes on a global scale. “We think this is maybe the most accurate map of river flow ever made,” notes co-author Colin Gleason, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at UMass Amherst. Read the full story: www.umass.edu/news/article...

These maps illustrates significant changes in 6,167 reaches of the largest rivers on earth—44.2% saw decreases in streamflow and 11.9% saw increases over 35 years. Of nearly 1.5 million of the smallest, upstream rivers on earth, 17% of rivers saw a 1-5% increase in streamflow (blue) while 9.9% saw a decrease (red) over 35 years.

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Sean T. McBeath @mcbeath2o.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

I spent last week in the unceded shared territory of the Squamish and Lil’wat Nations, meeting with First Nation community members from across Canada, to discuss everything water. I learned a lot about the challenges, solutions, and potential future solutions to enhance safe drinking water access.

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C David Guzman @davidguzzy.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department @umassengineering.bsky.social @umassamherst.bsky.social is inviting applications for a Lecturer position starting Fall 2025! Application priority deadline is Dec 30, 2024. See link for more info: careers.umass.edu/en-us/job/52...

Campus pond at UMass with students playing hocky on frozen surface

Connecticut River Valley from Mountain Peak

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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Talbot’s best friend brought over a Thanksgiving card to show his appreciation for his buddy.

Two dogs in a bathroom next to each other with towels over their heads.

Dear Talbot, I am thankful that you are my best friend.
I like having sleepovers with you.
Love, Chester

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Sean T. McBeath @mcbeath2o.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Meet Pawfessor Chester McBeath. Expert in the field of sticks, tennis balls, and being the best boy.

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Sean T. McBeath @mcbeath2o.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

New to Bluesky and relieved to be away from Twitter!

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