A study published in ACS E&T Water looks at PFAS in drinking water. Prof Christer Hogstrand, Professor of Molecular Ecotoxicology, … read more
A new Cochrane review has evaluated the impact of water fluoridation on people’s dental health, looking at studies from multiple … read more
Scientists comment on a spill of sodium cyanide in a Walsall canal. Dr Andrew Shaw, Assistant Professor of Toxicology … read more
There has been a lot of recent reporting of people becoming unwell from swimming in open water contaminated by sewage. … read more
A study published in JAMA Pediatrics looks at estimated maternal exposure to lithium in drinking water in Denmark, and risk … read more
A new study assesses the dental health of two cohorts of young children over a six year period: in West … read more
The SMC has had several media enquiries on the current dry weather situation and whether we are in a drought … read more
A review paper published in Nature looks at the response of the East Antarctic ice sheet to past and future … read more
Floods and droughts are among the costliest impacts of climate change, and changes to rainfall patterns will affect everyone on … read more
A report on the water quality in UK rivers has been published by the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC). Prof … read more
The UK Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) have issued a statement suggesting that water fluoridation is an effective public health intervention … read more
A study, published in Communications Earth & Environment, reports on the rate of Greenland ice loss. Prof Stuart Cunningham, … read more
A study, published in British Journal of Psychiatry, reviewed studies looking at the association between lithium in drinking water and … read more
Research, published in Nature, reports that ocean acidification due to higher carbon dioxide levels may have very little impact on … read more
A report, published by The Royal Society, reports on microplastics in freshwater and soil, and discusses the evidence and action required. … read more
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has published a report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC). … read more
Research, published in Heliyon, reports that more than 100,000 cancer cases in the US could stem from contaminants in tap … read more
A report, published by the World Health Organisation (WHO), examines the potential human health risks associated with exposure to microplastics in … read more
The Whaley Bridge dam in Derbyshire has suffered damage during a period of heavy rainfall, subsequently there have been concerns … read more
Reactions to a report from the WWF that comments on the amount of plastic an average person ingests from water. … read more
