Kate Spencer
Academic interested in pollution, saltmarsh, coasts, estuaries, muddy sediment and microplastics, legacy waste, historic landfill. Professor of Environmental Geochemistry at Queen Mary University of London. #tonsilcancer
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- Evidence for large-scale #microplastic pollution of the human body is pretty weak. Biological pathways are implausible and analytical protocols still under development. But this doesn’t address the media’s role in hyping claims - often ignoring research caveats www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Still a few days to submit your abstract to #EGU26. Join our session if you work at the intersection of pollution and climate change
- If you didn’t catch their reporting first time around - @watershed-i.bsky.social have done some really comprehensive and eye opening work mapping Europe’s waste sites. @qmulsse.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Kate SpencerModeling indicates that buoyant plastic can persist at the ocean surface for over a century, gradually fragmenting and sinking, with long-term impacts on marine ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles. doi.org/g97r6d
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- 1000s of historic landfills across Europe - many in groundwater protection zones and highly vulnerable to flooding and erosion. We are just not adequately assessing the potential risks of climate change on our waste legacy.
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- Not only do these waste criminals avoid landfill tax, but they are also avoiding all the checks and balances that protect people and the environment from the pollutants it contains. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- This is pretty unbelievable - I really thought landfill leachate was better managed.
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- Under the right conditions - such as landfills - plastics could take millennia to degrade. Potentially forming future ‘techno fossils’. Fascinating read from Sarah Gabbot. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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- Reposted by Kate SpencerAre you ready for a leadership role where science meets impact? If you see yourself as the next Head of Advice at ICES Secretariat, make sure you get your application in soon! The deadline to apply for this position is Sunday 17 August 2025! 🔗 Apply here www.ices.dk/about-ICES/J...
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- What a great few days. Smiles all round, ALL the weather, lots of sampling and all on film! @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social @sgrieve.bsky.social
- Reposted by Kate SpencerAn excellent piece out today by @phoebeweston.bsky.social at the Guardian on our NERC ECOMIX project which is exploring chemical pollution in Yorkshire's rivers. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Reposted by Kate SpencerIt's #NationalFestivalOfFieldwork in June & have a read of Fiona Sheriff's blog for @geographicalassoc.bsky.social "Fieldwork is such an important part of the geography curriculum for all age groups and we need to ensure it stays firmly on the map." ga-blog.org/2025/05/30/g...
- The inter-linked risks of climate change and our waste legacy will be felt along our eroding coastlines. Nice interview of @andyrussell.bsky.social at @egu.eu. www.newscientist.com/article/2480... @newscientist.com. Details of our @qmul.ac.uk @ukri.org project at www.ukcoastalandfillresilience.org
- Yet more reasons to watch #eurovision 😃 #geographyteacher
- If you need some #geography with your #Eurovision2023. My piece for TES on last year's competition 4 ways to explore Eurovision in geography www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
- Great day out filming with Pete Middleton from Feefiefoe. Cryptic clue - we saw a LOT of old tights. Watch this space…. For more details of his great work see www.feefiefoe.co.uk/about. @qmul.ac.uk
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- Reposted by Kate SpencerHistoric landfill expert @profkatespencer.bsky.social from Queen Mary University of London, who helped with the investigation, said that in hundreds of years of dumping waste humans had “never really considered the consequences”. #geographerinthenews www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Some great opportunities here for #PGR #PhD students working on #sediment #water #pollution #bluecarbon #Coasts Abstract and summerschool deadline April 7th iasws2025.univ-lille.fr
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- Today is #HPVawarenessday. I was diagnosed with #HPV #tonsilcancer last summer. Make sure you get your kids vaccinated for this largely preventable cancer. I was lucky and it was caught early - unfortunately lots of people don’t know the signs ⬇️ for more info www.nhs.uk/vaccinations...
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- Reposted by Kate SpencerAnnouncing now - 61 shows / 7 reissued albums / 7 official shirts. All are on sale tomorrow. stereolab.ffm.to/2lpreissues
- Turn my back for a minute and she’s taking selfies #caturday
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- Do I have to spell it out for you guys?
- How does buoyant #marineplastic litter get removed from the ocean surface? Only the smallest #microplastic (< 100 micron) can reach the ocean floor through aggregation with #marinesnow. Read more about this great PhD research from @nanwu1112.bsky.social. @sgrieve.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/lno....
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- Reposted by Kate SpencerIf you ever wondered why buoyant microplastics have been found in the deep-sea sediment with high concentrations, our newest paper might give you some ideas. The multiple aggregationes with marine snow takes the buoyant microplastics (can be some other particles) to deep sea sediments.
- Buoyant #microplastics reach deep ocean sediments through multiple cycles of aggregation and disaggregation. Great #phd output from @nanwu1112.bsky.social #floc #marinesnow #oceanplastic @sgrieve.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/lno....
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- Reposted by Kate SpencerA new report by UKCEH and the Environment Agency outlines a roadmap for including #saltmarsh habitat in the UK Greenhouse Gas Inventory. It provides a framework to guide research priorities for addressing evidence gaps hindering inclusion. 🔗 randd.defra.gov.uk/ProjectDetai... 🧵 1/
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- Reposted by Kate SpencerCalling all PFAS nerds! 🤓 Help parliament get a grip on what on earth these forever chemicals are and what can be done about them. They really want to hear from you: post.parliament.uk/approved-wor...
- Reposted by Kate SpencerDay 5 of our PFAS series for the Guardian. Second story of the day: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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- Reposted by Kate Spencer📣 #HiringNow: Seeking 3 x experienced Field Botanists or Field Ecologists for a 6-month full-time role starting in April. Your expertise will support the ERAMMP team delivering a national field survey across Wales. Apply by 25 Jan: ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/CEH_Careers/... #UKCEHJobs
- Waste management facilities, including unlined #historiclandfills are likely to be sources of #PFAS for our ground and surface waters. There are 1000s of historic landfills in #groundwater protection zones doi.org/10.1002/wat2...
- And fill you in on the hoptspots around the country www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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- Reposted by Kate SpencerRead the first in an important series of stories from @watershed-i.bsky.social in today's @theguardian.com, featuring our colleague Steph Metzger talking about #PFAS and the upcoming Water Special Measures Bill...
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- Reposted by Kate SpencerThe Environment Agency has identified more than 10,000 high-risk sites contaminated with PFAS One of the main hotspots is the Angus Fire firefighting foam factory in Bentham, North Yorkshire. @watershed-i.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Reposted by Kate SpencerLawyers are arguing on behalf of DEFRA that plans to protect rivers can ‘lawfully’ be generic in England, in a two-day appeal of a landmark legal ruling centred on a Yorkshire river. Read @shoshaadie.bsky.social write up from day one of this landmark ruling ⬇️ www.endsreport.com/article/1902...
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- So many good reasons to find a local volunteering opportunity. Altruistic acts and the “helper’s high” can improve your mental and physical health, as well as helping improve your local green space. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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- Reposted by Kate Spencer📢 Want to expand your survey skills? Based in Wales? We’re seeking 2x Trainee Field Ecologists for a 6-week programme with our professional surveyors, shadowing them across various field sites in Wales. See full selection criteria and apply by 28 January: ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/CEH_Careers/...
- #southend pier - longest pleasure pier in the world. Absolutely freezing 🥶
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- Fabulous winter day on the #thames. Wondering where the #coastal #saltmarsh #estuary community is on #bluesky ?
- Reposted by Kate SpencerEnvironmental Chemistry position (m/f/d) - Potsdam, Germany - www.earthworks-jobs.com/jobs/pik24122 - #jobs #environmentalscience #chemistry #ecotoxicology #environmentscience #environmentalhealth #pollution #biodiversity #GIS
