Happy Software Freedom Day! What's your favourite open source software? digitalfreedoms.org/en/sfd#SoftwareFreedom#SoftwareFreedomDay#FOSS#opensource
"Twenty years of microplastics pollution research—what have we learned?" Excellent new article outlining the current state of knowledge on microplastics, from sources, fate and transport through to ecosystem and human health impacts www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...#plasticpollution#microplastics
Twenty years after the first publication using the term microplastics, we review current understanding, refine definitions and consider future prospects. Microplastics arise from multiple sources incl...
Check out this post for more info www.theguardian.com/environment/...
If you are concerned about the UK's divergence from the EU's precautionary principle on pesticides - by hugely increasing the MRLs of numerous known carcinogens and endocrine disruptors, some by several orders of magnitude - then please sign this petition! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...
It is impossible to quantify the risk from a cocktail of chemicals in our diet. In this situation we should adopt a precautionary approach and minimise them as far as practical. EU standards are a...
You won't look back, I promise!
Hopefully! We don't have funding beyond this year, but I'm very keen to keep building this community and so we'll be looking for more funding to hopefully run future events.
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Had a great recce of Rydal Hall today, the venue for our Euro-CSDMS workshop in October*. It's the perfect space for inspiring creativity, exactly what we want to envision the future of environmental modelling. Can't wait! *Weather not guaranteed! @csdms.bsky.social@ukceh.bsky.social
Excited to share our latest paper, on the environmental risks of agrochemical inputs to oil palm plantations. We show the potential for significant risks, notably from metals and pesticides, but highlight a need for more data for a more comprehensive assessment. doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
✍️ New blog post! "Scheduling a Python script using PythonAnywhere and cron-job.org"samharrison.science/posts/schedu...
A walk-through of using PythonAnywhere and cron-job.org to schedule a Python script