An organism can appear compliant under single chemical regulation while still carrying a potentially concerning mixture burden.
- Professor of Biology, University of Portsmouth
The government has laid out its plans for the next parliamentary session.
The government promises joined‑up and long‑term regional planning for water. But some pressing challenges appear to receive surprisingly little attention.
The water industry has been left to police its own pollution.
A recent survey of environmental toxicologists has revealed that they believe that chemical pollution can and is affecting the health of humans and wildlife.
Huge numbers of chemical discharges into our waterways are not being classified as a pollution incidents.
Scientists who took part in an independent inquiry that refuted the ‘pyridine hypothesis’ faced widespread criticism and distrust from politicians and the media
Killer whales among the animals at risk from a ‘second wave’ of pollutants, as coasts erode and sea levels rise.
Chemicals in drugs can be excreted unchanged, infiltrating waterways via sewage and effluent.
Our chemical environment appears responsible for an alarming plummet in sperm counts – in humans and in animals.
Drugs are finding their way into lakes and rivers, and we need to know exactly what they’re doing to wildlife.
If we know what makes species tick, we can start truly understanding life on the UK’s coast.
Cat-borne parasites that may affect human aggression aren’t the only microscopic freeloaders that influence their hosts’ brains.
Demon vs killer shrimp sounds like the latest CGI movie to come out of Hollywood. But in fact these are two particularly pernicious crustaceans that have been making their way westward across Europe from…
The idea that tiny amounts of antidepressants present in our rivers and estuaries may be affecting aquatic life is generally met with surprise, sometimes scepticism, or even a degree of humour. The public…
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