17 Jun 2025
Photo of a sunken ship by Wouter Naert A team of maritime experts has commenced an in-depth survey of the World War I-era warship HMS Cassandra, sunken off the coast of Estonia in 1918. The initiative aims to assess and mitigate potential environmental hazards posed by the wreck, which lies in shallow waters approximately […]
10 Feb 2022
Guardian Drinking water containing dangerously high levels of toxic chemicals has been pumped into the homes of more than 1,000 people, the Guardian can reveal. Cambridge Water has admitted it removed a supply containing four times the legal limit of perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) from the homes of customers in south Cambridgeshire in June last year. […]
10 Feb 2022
Cardiff University: Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in otters across England and Wales – new research 25 January 2022 A group of synthetic substances known as “forever chemicals” because of their environmental persistence have been found in otters across England and Wales. The study led by Cardiff University’s Otter Project analysed historical data and found perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl […]
04 May 2021
From the 1960s marine pollution was one of the main drivers of the growing awareness of the need to protect the marine environment. Dumping waste at sea, high profile oil spills, sewage pollution and variety of toxic chemicals like methyl mercury and TBT were the drivers. The fashion now is ‘plastic pollution’ but the reality […]
30 Mar 2021
Guardian: UK ‘flying blind’ on levels of toxic chemicals in tap water. Guardian ‘Government is not testing drinking water for PFAS, which studies have linked to numerous health issues. The UK government is not testing drinking water for a group of toxic manmade chemicals linked to a range of diseases including cancers, while across the […]
26 Nov 2020
Environment Agency ‘A study of wild roach in English rivers indicates that oestrogenic contaminants continue to occur at levels sufficient to produce a biological response in fish. The results of a study of wild roach in English rivers indicate that oestrogenic contaminants continue to occur at levels sufficient to produce a biological response in fish […]
18 Nov 2020
This article carried in the Guardian is based on a recent paper which can be viewed here. Guardian ‘Highly toxic insecticides used on cats and dogs to kill fleas are poisoning rivers across England, a study has revealed. The discovery is “extremely concerning” for water insects, and the fish and birds that depend on them, […]
18 Jun 2020
This report by Unearthed appeared in February but I missed it; then Covid came along. Lots of links and commentary. Unearthed is an investigative journalism organisation run by Greenpeace. Unearthed: A secret report obtained by Unearthed has revealed serious weaknesses in the Environment Agency’s controls on an industry that spreads millions of tonnes of sewage sludge on […]
