Rosie Williams

*concentrations of mercury ARE increasing...The typo is killing me...😭

Temporal Increases in Mercury Concentrations are Associated with Increased Risk of Death by Infectious Disease in Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena Phocoena) Trace elements, particularly heavy metals like mercury, pose significant risks to marine ecosystems due to their toxic and bioaccumulative properties. Concentrations in some marine species show concer...

📣New paper out today!

We’ve found concentrations of mercury in UK-harbour porpoises is increasing. 📈🐬

We also found concentrations of mercury were associated with an increased risk of dying from infectious disease.☠️

pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Mercury pollution in marine mammals is increasing – new study Three decades of data from UK harbour porpoises show mercury is still increasing despite a global treaty to reduce it.

You can read more about our new paper which shows levels of mercury are increasing in UK-stranded harbour porpoises here theconversation.com/mercury-poll...

@strandings-man.bsky.social

Also thanks to
@DefraGovUK
@WelshGovernment
and
@ScotGovMarine
for supporting this research and wider monitoring through the long-term UK strandings programmes.

Many thanks as well to
@NatResWales
and
@ascobans
for providing funding for additional samples

This work was a huge collaborative effort between several partner organisations as part of the ChemPOP project
ceh.ac.uk/our-science/...

@strandings.bsky.social
@cefasgovuk.bsky.social
@MfrcATU
@UofGlasgow
@nhm.org
@zslscience.bsky.social
@zslofficial.bsky.social
@OceanPredatorLabUK
@UK_CEH

Thanks to the brilliant co-authors!
@strandings-man.bsky.social
@davidcurnick.bsky.social
@mariel-td.bsky.social
Jon Barber
Andrew Brownlow
Ruth Williams
Andrew Baillie
James Barnett
Nick Davison
Rod Penrose
Simon Spiro
Lee Warford
Andrew Cunningham
Andrew Johnson

Temporal Increases in Mercury Concentrations are Associated with Increased Risk of Death by Infectious Disease in Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena Phocoena) Trace elements, particularly heavy metals like mercury, pose significant risks to marine ecosystems due to their toxic and bioaccumulative properties. Concentrations in some marine species show concer...

📣New paper out today!

We’ve found concentrations of mercury in UK-harbour porpoises is increasing. 📈🐬

We also found concentrations of mercury were associated with an increased risk of dying from infectious disease.☠️

pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

🚨New Paper🚨

Excited to share my latest @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk PhD research with @strandings.bsky.social which used machine learning to reveal patterns in harbour porpoise pathology, showing how necropsy data can provide population level insights into cetacean health

👉 doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

📢 New paper out!
Cetacean strandings in Scotland have risen 125% over the past 30 years. Our study gives the first comprehensive picture of when, where, and which species strand, providing a baseline to guide conservation.

👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @strandings.bsky.social

Efforts to change the PFAS definition appear to be politically rather than scientifically motivated. Please add your signature to the link below if you agree.

Super happy to see our new article on how pharmaceutical pollution can influence salmon migration out in @science.org!

This was a huge effort by a great team of researchers over the last few years!

You can read the paper here: science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…!

Rosie Williams (@rosiewilliams.bsky.social) Postdoc studying marine predators and pollution at @ZSLScience and @OceanPredatorLb

🐬Analysis of 836 UK-stranded common dolphins found that PCB concentration & sea temperature are linked to increased risk of infectious disease death, highlighting the need for integrated strategies to address these threats @rosiewilliams.bsky.social
@zslscience.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1038/s420...

🛢️ Oil spills are terrible for the #ocean, but how exactly do they affect marine #wildlife? 🐋

How does oil #pollution impact human health? 🩺

🔍 We find out exactly that and more in our latest blog with research scientist, Dr @rosiewilliams.bsky.social. 1/2

📰👉 uk.oceana.org/blog/a-toxic...

Also thanks to
@DefraGovUK
@welshgovernment.bsky.social
and
@ScotGovMarine
for supporting this research and wider monitoring through the long-term UK strandings programmes.

Many thanks as well to @natreswales.bsky.social and @ascobans.bsky.social
for providing funding for additional samples 🙏

Thanks to all of the collaborators and co-authors,!
@strandings_man
@Mar_tDoeschate
@Perkins16Matt
@mjw_marine
@davidcurnick.bsky.social
@simon11235
@mjw_marine
@sophteall

This work was a huge collaborative effort between several partner organisations as part of the ChemPOP project
www.ceh.ac.uk/our-science/...

@strandings.bsky.social
@cefasgovuk.bsky.social
@UofGlasgow
@NHM_London
@CwallWildlife
@zslscience.bsky.social
@ZSLMarine
@OceanPredatorLb
@UK_CEH

📢New paper!

Why are we seeing an increase in infectious disease cases in UK-stranded common dolphins?🐬☠️

We found sea surface temperature and pollution are both associated with an increased risk of dying from infectious disease.

🔗https://tinyurl.com/3beckuaz

Published in @commsbio.bsky.social

MEET THE TEAM - CDT SuMMeR: Project CDTS315 YouTube video by CDT SuMMeR

📢Interested in a funded interdisciplinary #PhD researching how antibiotics in the marine environment can affect marine mammals and the ecosystem? Hear more about the aims of PhD project CDTS315 with me at Bangor Uni, @rosiewilliams.bsky.social and co-supervisors via video link 👇
youtu.be/fwwc8XZmI10