Farhan R. Khan

As the “Wheels Come Off”, Including Tire Emissions in the Plastics Treaty Would Show Drive

New perspective published on how and why including tire emissions in the Global Plastics Treaty makes sense...

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☣️ Found high levels of harmful phthalates from dumped car tires in Osterfjorden 𖥞 On the seabed near Hjelmås quay in Osterfjorden, Alver municipality, lie tens of thousands of old tires. These… | N... ☣️ Found high levels of harmful phthalates from dumped car tires in Osterfjorden 𖥞 On the seabed near Hjelmås quay in Osterfjorden, Alver municipality, lie tens of thousands of old tires. These tire...

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#plastics #microplastics #chemicals #onehealth | Farhan Khan Last week’s “Plastics and One Health in Agrifood Systems: Understanding and Managing Risks” workshop was a timely reminder of the complex and inter-connected challenges #plastics, #microplastics and t...

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The impact of climate change on the flux and fate of metals in freshwater systems: Implications for metal exposure across different scales Climate change and chemical pollution are two of the gravest environmental concerns, and it is becoming increasingly recognised that climate change an…

New paper:

The impact of climate change on the flux and fate of metals in freshwater systems: Implications for metal exposure across different scales

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New paper:
Legacy of Chemical Pollution from an Underwater Tire Dump in Alver Municipality, Norway: Implication for the Persistence of Tire-Derived Chemicals and Site Remediation

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‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished

Fun read for a drizzly Sunday afternoon...

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After a long drive with kids, I'm always shocked Homer's car design didn't take off!

Currently watching Department Q on Netflix..."not my circus, not my monkeys" is my new favourite saying. I expect to be using it liberally in the coming months.

🚨 Micro(nano)plastics in the fish gastrointestinal tract: A mini review and relevance to One Health perspective
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🐟 This review looks at the fish gut, as a critical intersection between environmental, biotic, and human health, aligning with the One Health concept

Congratulations @martiwag.bsky.social and colleagues. This is an impressive and hugely important study

I passed Holocene Court today and wondered whether these flats in NW London really provide a stable epoch for the development of human civilization? Or was it just a cool sounding name that the developers thought would lure people? 🤷🏻

Back in London for summer hols....1 late and 1 diverted train, stepped in dog poop in the middle of the pavement (!), sprayed by a passing car, every green space is now a building site for new block of flats, but the roads are already congested. Good to be home...also train prices wtf!

Sunday afternoon in a kid's play centre. Watching my kids play whilst listening to meloncholic late 90s/2000s music makes me feel like I live in John Woo movie

Abundance and characteristics of anthropogenic litter along the Tanzanian shores of the African Great Lakes: including volunteer involvement, outreach, and stakeholder engagement in a holistic approac... Environmental pollution due to mismanaged anthropogenic litter is one of the most pressing issues facing the world today. To reduce existing environmental burdens of litter, clean-up events have incre...

🚨 New paper
So happy to share the paper from our Clean Shores, Great Lakes project. Thanks to the coauthors that bought this project and paper to success and the 5000+ volunteers, citizen scientists that participated in our clean-ups, data recording, outreach.

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Poster day at #SETACVienna

#climatechange and #pollution is a complex topic. For #metals we've been trying to understand the impacts - come see our poster at #SETACVienna

Happy to be presenting our Clean Shores, Great Lakes of citizen science led clean-ups in the African Great Lakes at #SETACVienna next week

Denmark’s museum objects at risk from ‘extreme’ new mould, say conservators The ‘epidemic for Golden Age paintings’ may already be a global problem, with the fungi a possible health hazard

The #LastofUs starts in Danish museum..who would have thought?

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Microplastic pollution found in insect casing from 1971 YouTube video by nature video

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Interesting research from the Netherlands finding microplastics in the cases of caddisflies from 50 years ago. This sets a new date for plastics as freshwater problem...

On the responsibilities of intellectuals and the rise of bullshit jobs in universities You may never have considered yourself to be one. Why would you? But if you’re reading this, there is more than a likelihood that you are one. If you’re a

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Research Council of Norway proposal submitted

Hi Neil. Can you add me please.

Arrived in Bergen all the way from the University of Dar es Salaam. #proudsupervisor

There are many ways Trump could trigger a global collapse. Here’s how to survive if that happens | George Monbiot It could be wildfires, a pandemic or a financial crisis. The super-rich will flee to their bunkers – the rest of us will have to fend for ourselves, writes columnist George Monbiot

Important article by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social describing the current situation in terms of complex systems and their fragility or resilience.
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This is so true. Just spent 2 days at a tire emissions conference where env presence, tox, regulation, and mitigation were discussed, yet no suggests driving less...

Consumerism—and the Chemicals in All of Our Stuff—Is Thwarting the Transition From Fossil Fuels - Inside Climate News Climate change mitigation strategies that don’t address overconsumption and reduce dependence on fossil fuel-derived chemicals will exacerbate health harms and biodiversity loss, scientists warn.

What’s the root cause of climate change and pollution? and how to tackle both issues without causing new problems? 👉 insideclimatenews.org/news/1202202...

Day 2 of Emissions Analytics Tyre Industry and Sustainability Conference. David Shaw, CEO of Tire Industry Research, gave a presentation "Decoding tyre-speak" outlining how the industry works and what they mean when discussing sustainability.