The One Health Breakthrough Partnership (OHBP) is a unique group of researchers, academics, water providers and regulators, environment agency representatives, and public health specialists from five organisations across Scotland working together to reduce pharmaceutical pollution in the environment through sustainable One Health innovation.

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Probabilistic modelling of pharmaceutical pollution risk from sewage treatment work discharges using a Bayesian Network: Application to a Scottish river catchment

Partners from the One Health Breakthrough Partnership at The James Hutton Institute published a new study predicting pharmaceutical risks in a Scottish freshwater catchment, considering WWTP inputs, climate change, and future conditions affecting water quality. These findings are part of the pharmaceutical pollution research in the MOT4Rivers (lead University of Stirling) and the Emerging Water … Continue reading Probabilistic modelling of pharmaceutical pollution risk from sewage treatment work discharges using a Bayesian Network: Application to a Scottish river catchment

Happy One Health Day 2026: Celebrating 10 years of impact

Launched in 2016 by the One Health Commission, the One Health Platform (now known as the Global One Health Community) and the One Health Initiative team, #OneHealthDay is an international campaign that provides the opportunity for organisations, groups and individuals around the world to hold events to raise awareness of One Health, strengthen networks, and … Continue reading Happy One Health Day 2026: Celebrating 10 years of impact

ECOSOLUTIONS Primer on Chemicals and the Environment: New free resource

The OHBP contributed to a new online resource on chemicals and the environment. As part of the ECOSOLUTIONS doctoral focal award, this open-access primer aims to provide participants with a basic understanding of the science underpinning the assessment and management of chemicals in the environment. Course link: https://sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/ecosolutions/introduction The course comprises six modules:  Each module … Continue reading ECOSOLUTIONS Primer on Chemicals and the Environment: New free resource

Webinar – The Economics of Addressing Pharmaceuticals in the Environment – 1st October 2026, 14:00 CEST (Online)

This webinar “The Economics of Addressing Pharmaceuticals in the Environment” is organized within the framework of the Addressing Pharmaceuticals in the Environment through a Lifecycle Approach Event Series, by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Geneva Environment Network (GEN). Event link: The Economics of Addressing … Continue reading Webinar – The Economics of Addressing Pharmaceuticals in the Environment – 1st October 2026, 14:00 CEST (Online)

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