Frontiers | A Critical Review and Meta-Analysis of Impacts of Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances on the Brain and Behavior 1. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of structurally diverse synthetic organic chemicals that are chemically stable, resistant to degrad...

#PFAS #Brain #Behaviour

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Water shortages could derail UK’s net zero plans, study finds Tensions grow after research in England finds there may not be enough water for planned carbon capture and hydrogen projects

Water shortages could derail UK’s net zero plans, study finds

#PFAS hardly break down in the environment, can accumulate in our bodies, and harm our health: There are many reasons to regulate these forever chemicals 🧪
 
We have summarised 5 of those reasons in our new brochure – read now! ⬇️

#PFAS

"thus the land of application of SCFP-contaminated #biosolids represent a significant route of environmental contamination."

Colloidal Side-Chain Fluorinated Polymer Nanoparticles Are a Significant Source of Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Contamination in #Textile Wastewater
Faught et al 2025

PFAS agents in Swedish agriculture are being re-examined | Sweden Herald The use of plant protection products containing PFAS is now to be re-examined

Sweden is re-evaluating 38 PFAS pesticides over links to TFA

#TFA is a short-chain #PFAS contaminating water sources 🌊

Earlier this year, Denmark banned several pesticides tied to TFA. The UK has yet to take any action on #PFASpesticides 🌱

swedenherald.com/article/pfas...

EPA Is Embracing PFAS Pesticides. These Are The Health Risks The dangerous 'forever chemicals' could be causing still more contamination of crops.

This Will Be A Disaster 🙄

"...crops, including cereal grains, dozens of types of peas and beans, tomatoes, oranges, almonds, and more..."

#PFAS #Permaculture #FionasFarmNC #WNC #FoodSecurity

Full Article: time.com/7336883/epa-...

I have high levels of forever chemicals in my blood - what can I do about it? The chemicals would

#PFAS

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Flooding in South East Asia leaves 600 dead The region is hit by some of the worst floods in years, with millions affected in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Sri Lanka.

"The city of Hat Yai experienced 335mm of rainfall in a single day, the heaviest in 300 years. As waters receded, officials recorded a sharp rise in the death toll."

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Veolia outlines £1bn UK pipeline as it pushes to deploy ‘Ecothermal Grid’ | New Civil Engineer The projects form part of a new UK offering the company calls an “Ecothermal Grid”, which mixes sources such as waste heat, geothermal energy and heat

Veolia, the French utilities group, has told investors and partners it is pursuing about £1bn of district heating and cooling projects across the UK that are expected to be awarded by 2030, as it seeks to expand its presence in the country’s low‑carbon heat market

Full story: buff.ly/yxRxXmJ

Marine researchers find biggest source of microplastics in our ocean is vehicle tyres It was found broken down tyres were the largest source of microplastics in New Zealand's coastal waters.

🌊 Marine researchers find biggest source of microplastics in our ocean is vehicle tyres

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

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Save Our Sperrins in the North of Ireland and mining affected communities in Chile, Indonesia, South Africa and Peru share their perspectives on how the UK Critical Minerals Strategy will impact them: londonminingnetwork.org/mining-affec...
#CriticalMineralsStrategy #CriticalMinerals #JustTransition

"Behind its polished language lies a blueprint for expanded mining, weakened planning protections and a deeper entanglement between government, finance and the arms industry."

Hear what the UK Critical Minerals Strategy really means for mining affected communities:
www.podbean.com/ew/pb-wk7f8-...

EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN THE GULF OF GUINEA
Unprecedented heat allover the area continues and increases with exceptional
MINIMUMS Temperatures up to 28C at Cotonou,BENIN and 27.5 at Abidjan,IVORY COAST

Records also in GHANA
Min 26.6 Adukron and 26.4 Bongo
Hottest November nights

Never ending record heat in AUSTRALIA

Another scorching hot night in Queensland and New South Wales with new records of November highest Minimums:

26.0 Rockhampton
23.6 Lord Howe Island

Aging and episodic memory specificity: Evidence challenging a domain-general pattern separation decline Aging is associated with a decline in episodic memory specificity. This phenomenon has been observed across various memory tasks, such as the Mnemonic Similarity Task (MST), where older adults show a ...

We're thrilled to announce the publication of our newest paper in @plosone.org 🎉

"Aging and episodic memory specificity: Evidence challenging a domain-general pattern separation decline"

Read Dr. Youm's full paper here: doi.org/10.1371/jour...

@melaniecohn.bsky.social

#Memory #Psychology #Aging

👏 The European Parliament has voted today on the last step in the revision of the Toy Safety Regulation, introducing stronger protections for children against the most harmful #chemicals in toys!

This is great news for families across the EU!

Line graph time series of monthly mean surface temperature anomalies for the Arctic region only. Every month is shown from 1940 to 2025. There is a long-term warming trend in all months of the year.

And now average temperature departures by month in the #Arctic since the year 1940.

Data from @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social ERA5 reanalysis. More views at zacklabe.com/arctic-tempe....

#microplastics #Tapwater #uk

pure-oai.bham.ac.uk/ws/portalfil...

Bioaccumulation of microplastics in decedent human brains - Nature Medicine Pyrolysis gas chromatography–mass spectrometry reveals the presence of microplastics and nanoplastics in human kidney, liver and brain tissue samples from 2016 and 2024, with higher proportions found ...

#microplastics #nanoplastics #brain

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Oil and gas demand to rise for 25 years without global change of course, says IEA International energy watchdog sets out new pessimistic scenario to reflect fading commitment to climate change

Oil and gas demand to rise for 25 years without global change of course, says IEA on.ft.com/49bcQG1

Solving the water sector's leakage problem could be simpler than we thought Leak reduction is one of the key goals for water companies, but the processes for finding and fixing them have been the same for decades.

Leak reduction is one of the key goals for water companies in the UK and around the world, but the processes for finding and fixing them have been the same for decades. A UK technology company is changing that with its revolutionary innovations

Full story: buff.ly/StlOGAI

Firms ordered to reduce forever chemicals in drinking water for 6m people The persistent pollutants which build up in the environment have been linked to serious illnesses.

#PFAS
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Climate Change Made Hurricane Melissa Four Times More Likely: Study Hurricane Melissa, which struck Jamaica as one of the most powerful storms ever recorded, was made four times more likely because of human-caused climate change, a rapid analysis said Wednesday.

#climatecrisis
www.barrons.com/news/climate...

Spinning genocide: How is Israel using US PR firms to frame its Gaza war? Israel has contracted three US public relations companies to help it win back American hearts and minds.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...

Witches of Dumbarton - tortured, executed and falsely accused More than two dozen people in the town were accused and tortured in the belief that they were doing Satan's bidding.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

EXTRAORDINARY
All North America with record heat:
MEXICO 42C+ and Minimums >28C

100% Caribbean countries are pulverzing records
Martinique AP 35.7C smashed its October record again

1 week without dropping below 28C min in Bonaire
Never happened in the whole Hemisphere so late!

"The NOAA aircraft left the storm early after
experiencing severe turbulence in the southwestern eyewall."

These men and women are not being paid due to the US government shutdown. Not to mention that according to AOML's director emeritus Robert Atlas, they are down 40-50% staff. #Melissa

Sir David Attenborough backs bid to raise £30m to secure Rothbury Estate Sir David Attenborough backs bid to raise £30m to secure Rothbury Estate

Northumberland Wildlife Trust chief executive Mike Pratt said the purchase was a 'once-in-a-lifetime opportunity'

HISTORIC HEAT IN AUSTRALIA
Yesterday it was another record day with dozens of records including Brisbane (see map by Cameron H)

35.9C Cape Byron even broke its ALL TIME record

The hot air keeps breaking records also in Oceania and INDONESIA:
Min 26.0 Rengat -Hottest night ever