Fleur Connick

Thank you!! @jacintabowler.bsky.social

02.03.2025 06:07 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Marina Sukuzi, lead author of the study and PhD candidate at the University of Queensland

Exciting to see my latest PFAS story on page 4 in the @smh paper today! You can read the full story here: www.smh.com.au/national/aus...

28.02.2025 04:49 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

How PFAS is removed from contaminated drinking water "Forever chemicals" were recently found above levels currently considered safe in a handful of NSW drinking water sources. This is how PFAS-contaminated water is cleaned up before it reaches your kitc...

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14.01.2025 21:33 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Investigating the environmental triggers for motor neurone disease - ABC listen The number of Australians diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) has increased over the past 40 years. But only 10 per cent of cases have a clear genetic cause. Scientists have been investigatin...

Only 10% of people with MND have a clear genetic cause. Researchers who’ve been investigating the possible environmental triggers for MND suspect the answer lies in the water. Their focus? Pesticides, heavy metals and a neurotoxin produced by blue-green algae.
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14.12.2024 03:06 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Soon-to-be-banned 'forever chemical' more widespread than previously thought Researchers of a new study into how a type of PFAS breaks down in the environment say their findings underline the need to better monitor a wider range of "forever chemicals".

Researchers say the findings underline the need for better monitoring of a wider range of PFAS chemicals in the environment - not just four of the more than 14,000 types of PFAS @abcnewsaustralia.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/news/science...

28.11.2024 22:49 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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27.11.2024 23:52 — 👍 27    🔁 11    💬 5    📌 0

Platypuses in NSW dying with high PFAS contamination - ABC listen Investigators are looking at platypuses in NSW which are dying with alarmingly high levels of PFAS contamination.

PFAS is now killing platypuses and this is unacceptable.

Thanks @fleurconnick.bsky.social for making me very very sad 😢

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22.11.2024 05:57 — 👍 12    🔁 5    💬 2    📌 0