Roxana Suehring

Critics call out problems with encampment bill Advocates say Ontario’s proposed encampment bill will only make the homelessness crisis worse. CTV’s Alexandra Holyk explains.

The Ford government's anti-encampment bill won't help solve the homelessness crisis. All it will do is criminalize those who are already down on their luck.

We need more supports, not more stigmatization.

Mattresses May Be Harming Children’s Brains, New Study Finds Children may be exposed to brain-harming chemicals embedding in mattresses, a new study found. Parents can mitigate the issue by frequently washing bedding and toys, but the large solution rests in re...

I can't believe that our study on #chemicals in children's sleeping environment was covered in @peoplemagazine.bsky.social
people.com/mattresses-m...

I am glad that this important study is getting media attention! The paper is available #openaccess here: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

A student blows a chewing gum bubble at Ryerson, now named Toronto Metropolitan University. Carlos Osorio Toronto Star

Does chewing gum release microplastics into our bodies? A new UCLA study says yes. TMU prof. Roxana Suehring notes we must now study what types of chemicals are released and their impact on our health. More: bit.ly/4iO2jT0 @roxanaenvchem.bsky.social @torontomet.bsky.social @torontometsci.bsky.social

Very excited to attend the book launch of "Interrupting Innovation" today. I have never had a publication -themed cake before :D.
For the book, I co-authored a chapter on why we need to think about justice questions in science education. Have a read :) fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/interru...

Interrupting Innovation Book Launch Join the co-editors Melanie Panitch, Samantha Webhi, and Jessica Machado for the launch of Interrupting Innovation: Centring the Social. Featuring Dr. Eliza Chandler and Kiaras Gharabaghi.

I am exited about the launch of the book "interrupting innovation". My friend Brooke Filsinger, a brilliant #Mohawk scholar, and I co-authored a chapter on why we need social justice and space for #IndigenousScience in #STEM education. @torontomet.bsky.social fernwoodpublishing.ca/events/view/...

Ooh I wish I could have been on that call! I am looking forward to watching the recording!

INEF 2025 Conference Registration Online registration for INEF 2025 is open  here , via the RSC Abstract and Registration Portal. The registration types and cost are set out below and presented in Dollars ($)

I am excited to be a keynote speaker at the INEF conference 2025 in Tampa. It will be a great meeting with sessions on environmental forensic topics ranging from #wildfire forensics to fingerprinting #microplastic sources.
Abstract submissions are open: www.rsc-inef.net/inef-2025-co...
#INEF

Towards the Sustainable Management of Chemicals and Waste: Weaving Indigenous Knowledge with Green and Sustainable Chemistry The Ma̅ori concept of whakapapa is introduced as an opportunity to understand where and how chemical feedstocks are sourced, within a broader context of weaving Indigenous knowledge with green and sus...

Grateful for the opportunity to think together with Jamie Ataria, Louis Tremblay and a diverse, outstanding group of scholars across continents and contexts pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

New accepted paper by Trisia Farrelly @smbrander.bsky.social RICHARD THOMPSON @bcarneyalmroth.bsky.social published in @cambridgeuparchaeo.bsky.social Cambridge Prisms #Plastics

Independent Science Key to Breaking Stalemates in Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations
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Call the research centre for details 922-2380

If you’re in Nain, join us for science and songs this coming week. We’re so excited to share five years of research data about plastics in Nunatsiavut, which involved over 200 people!

She was amazing! She will be so missed. :(

INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF ENVIRONMENTAL FORENSICS The International Network of Environmental Forensics (INEF) was founded in 2008 to provide a forum for scientists, environmental consultants, regulators and lawyers to share information regarding...

Join us for the 2025 conference on environmental forensics June 23 -25 in Florida. The conference will feature interdisciplinary speakers ranging from academia to regulators to expert witnesses focussing on wildfire arson, microplastic source tracking, and PFAS.
www.rsc-inef.net
#INEF #Environment

.... And Happy Hanukkah 🕎

Merry Christmas 🎄🎁

‼️Are you a Canadian who cares about EDI in research? Did you know about what’s currently going on at the Standing Committee on Science and Research in Ottawa where the "Impact of the Criteria for Awarding Federal Funding on Research Excellence in Canada" is being studied? 🧪
I didn’t till just now 1/

YouTube video by MAITHINK X MMS ist GIFT! Wirklich.

Ich hatte noch nie von MMS gehört, aber es ist echt unfassbar, dass das als "Medizin" angepriesen wird: youtu.be/ILuZOR7E8Ws?...

Funded PhD opportunity with myself and Dr Rosie Williams (ZSL).

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION IN MARINE MAMMALS: RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CONTAMINANT EXPOSURE AND REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGY IN THE COMMON HARBOUR PORPOISE

www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/end...

Was catching up with friend and talking about model selection and covariance structures (as you do). We ended up turning to @bbolker.bsky.social's fantastically useful FAQ document for mixed models here: bbolker.github.io/mixedmodels-.... If you use #Rstats and mixed models, that FAQ is your friend!

Crazy

this was arguably the first modern misogynist mass shooting -- the shooter had been denied admission to the engineering program, blamed the women who'd been admitted, bought a gun legally, entered the school, and proceeded to shoot only women, letting men go free and unharmed

Das sind natürlich alles meine persönlichen Erfahrungen und Vermutungen. Aber es war leider so, dass ich z.B. während des Ingenieursstudiums immer wieder von Profs hörte, dass Frauen nichts im Ingenieurwesen verloren haben. Wenn in den Unternehmen ähnlich gedacht wird erklärt das auch die Statistik

3. Und gleichzeitig werden Frauen in Naturwissenschaften und Ingenieurwissenschaften leider weiterhin oft nicht ernstgenommen/ müssen sich mit Vorurteile auseinandersetzen. Das führt dazu, dass sich weniger Frauen auf diese Positionen bewerben oder lieber ins Ausland gehen.

2. An Hochschulen und im Staatssektor gibt es mehr Geisteswissenschaftliche Forschungsstellen und für diese werden Frauen öfter eingestellt

Als deutsche Wissenschaftlerin, die Deutschland bewusst verlassen hat, habe ich da einige Ideen:
1. Die Hochschulen haben seit Jahren mehr und mehr weibliche Doktoranden und postdocs. Auf der Professorebene sieht das dann schon deutlich schlechter aus.

Sehr spannend

YouTube video by ZeroPM - H2020 Why are TFA and other PFAS a planetary boundary threat?

Why are #TFA and other #PFAS planetary boundary threat?

In a new #ZeroPM video, Ian Cousins, Hans Peter Arp and Emma Palm are interviewed by Sarah Hale to discuss their analysis on this issue.

youtu.be/NyShFTVyu2o

#planetaryboundaries

I would love to be added

High Time Resolution Ambient Observations of Gas-Phase Perfluoroalkyl Carboxylic Acids: Implications for Atmospheric Sources Atmospheric formation of persistent perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs) is a route to global contamination, including drinking water sources. We present high time resolution measurements of C2–C6 PFCAs in ambient air made over 6 weeks each in winter and summer 2022 in Toronto, Canada. Observations were made using chemical ionization mass spectrometry with acetate ionization, with care taken to avoid system contamination. Measurements of trifluoroacetic acid (C2 PFCA) are reported at 1 min time resolution, while those for C3–C6 PFCAs are at 10 min time resolution. Variations with time and relationships to meteorology and other pollutants show evidence of secondary formation of all observed PFCAs except perfluoropropionic acid (C3 PFCA). High time resolution data allow these unique observations, allowing for improved process and source understanding moving forward. Mixing ratios of TFA were larger than predicted from models that describe TFA formation from known precursors, indicating additional atmospheric sources of this molecule have yet to be identified.

Excited to share the first real-time atmospheric measurements of #PFAS! We measured using acetate-CIMS in Toronto and see no evidence for direct emission of PFCAs. Rather, we see most are atmospherically formed. PFCA precursors must be considered and reduced! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

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