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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New Project: Investigating whether a One Health approach can be used to address load reductions of pharmaceuticals under Article 8 rUWWTD 

by lydianiemi, posted in Project Activity

The Scottish Government will consider the extent to which the recast Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (rUWWTD) should be incorporated into Scottish legislation. Article 8 of the rUWWTD requires a subset of substances from 12 identified to have an 80% load reduction at some of the larger wastewater treatment works over a phased period – 10 of these substances are pharmaceuticals.  Scottish Water and the University … Continue reading New Project: Investigating whether a One Health approach can be used to address load reductions of pharmaceuticals under Article 8 rUWWTD 

Towards One Health action for addressing antimicrobial resistance in the age of polycrisis

by lydianiemi, posted in Uncategorized

A new publication by the Environmental Dimension of Antimicrobial Resistance network further strengthens the need for One Health action in response to AMR, one that is similarly applicable to the triple planetary crises (chemicals, pollution, and waste; climate change; and biodiversity loss). A few key points:Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) sits at the intersection of human, animal, … Continue reading Towards One Health action for addressing antimicrobial resistance in the age of polycrisis

UK Freshwater Quality Programme webinar invitation: MOT4Rivers project update, 12 February

by lydianiemi, posted in Uncategorized

The UK Freshwater Quality Research Programme, funded by NERC and Defra, invites you to the next of its exciting monthly webinars. These are designed to help promote communications and interactions between researchers, the policy community, business and practitioners who can all shape future UK freshwater quality. We are now running webinars on Teams – if … Continue reading UK Freshwater Quality Programme webinar invitation: MOT4Rivers project update, 12 February

UK Government publishes white paper: A new vision for water

by lydianiemi, posted in Policy & Media Outputs, Uncategorized

The UK Government has published A New Vision for Water, a white paper setting out plans to reform the water sector and the wider water system. The proposals aim to deliver: The white paper outlines how these reforms could create a more efficient and integrated water system, with greater emphasis on early intervention to prevent … Continue reading UK Government publishes white paper: A new vision for water

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