Hello media folk. Would anyone (or some!) like to pick up the mantle? We’re hoping for some publicity/PSA about the highly damaging fishing litter. Many thanks. Sarah @yorkmix The Press YO1 Radio BBC York #York #riverfoss #loveyourriver #saveourrivers

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Our TFA monitoring study got a mention today at the Environment Audit Committee session on the risks from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS). You can listen to the session here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/63…

STOP PET PESTICIDES POLLUTING OUR RIVERS - Sign the Petition! chng.it/TxywZgDGvR via Change.org UK

River Summit & Festival 8th July 2025, Morden hall, London. I will be presenting on film the world of rivers, the life that lives in these freshwater corridors. Will be covering also the darker side of what i film, Pollution. See you there. #rivers #freshwaterfish

Why should we regulate PFAS products if we don’t know what the harm is yet? Yesterday Dr Joanna Cloy at Fidra, told us that we should safeguard for the future, and Government incentives to develop PFAS alternatives would see a growth in this sector.

It has been really nice hosting Carys Michelmore from UMCES today. Carys gave an excellent presentation on her work on environmental exposure and effects of sunscreens.

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A lovely morning today at Bridestones in the North York Moors national park.

“The big takeaway is that #PFAS are everywhere,” said USGS biologist Vicki Blazer. For 20+ years, Blazer has tracked sick bass in the Chesapeake Bay. Now her research points to #PFAS from farms, forests, and military sites as a key culprit. thenewlede.org/2025/06/pfas-a…

An excellent article today by Phoebe Weston on PFAS in drinking water. theguardian.com/environment/20…

It's nice to see that our paper in pharmaceutical pollution in the English National Parks has been selected as one of the exceptional papers in ET&C for 2024. doi.org/10.1093/etojnl…

River Summit & Festival, 8th July at Morden Hall. Next week, through my filming presentation, together, we will venture below the surface of England's rivers and learn about some of the aquatic species living on our doorstep, also be covering pollution. #rivers #freshwaterfish

Next Tuesday I will be participating in two of the sessions at the Rivers Summit at Morden Hall in London. The organisers have developed a fantastic programme to celebrate UK rivers. Tickets are still available at the link below. theriversummit.com/welcome-to-the…

Interesting piece in iNews today on biocides in UK rivers. liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/37847…

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The People's Commission on the Water Sector - Cleaner, Cheaper, Fairer in Public Ownership. …oplescommissiononthewatersector.co.uk/general-2-3-1

The People's Commission is launching its report on the water industry today and I'm going to be there. The only report about the water industry that you'll ever need to read and the only one that matters.

I have had a lovely day at Morden Hall attending the Rivers Summit. We had some interesting discussions during the panel session on hidden threats in rivers.

I had an interesting evening last night at Portcullis House attending the launch of the People's Commission report on the Water Sector. Our work on chemical pollution in rivers got a mention.