Dr. Andrea Sartorius
@aisartorius
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Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham, studying impacts of trace metal pollution from abandoned mines on ecosystem health. she/her.
Nottingham, England
Joined October 2016
Thank you @PrivateEyeNews for giving me such a great platform to discuss how lead from abandoned mines, old pipes and paint in our houses, could be poisoning hundreds of thousands of children a year here in the UK.
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I’m so honoured to have been chosen as the recipient of this award! Policy impact work is never easy but is incredibly important, so it’s amazing to be recognized for it
@rightsbeacon @DrToddLandman @BenBrewster__ @boyd_doreen @PatrickBao1 @UoNArts @UoNHumanities @LGBTQwords 3. We're thrilled to see @aisartorius from @UoNScience emerge as the winner of the Rising Star Award: Policy Impact. Her work continues to push boundaries in environmental research, with her PhD uncovering risks from trace metal pollutants in food and water beyond mining site.🥳
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ICYMI - the July UK #inflation data contains some positive signs for the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, but a second consecutive rate cut isn't a certainty. My latest view as covered by @WSJ 👇
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Inflation rebounded in the U.K. last month but a slowdown in services prices makes it likely that the Bank of England will move to lower its key interest rate again over the coming months.
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In the footsteps of Kathleen Carpenter - Abandoned lead mines are leaving a toxic legacy on Wales’s farmland, wildlife and rivers @aisartorius @ConversationUK
https://t.co/abIfph5vHi via @ConversationUK
theconversation.com
New research shows how old lead mines are polluting the environment and surrounding wildlife and farmland with legacy contaminants.
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I'm excited to announce the release of our latest UK economic forecast today! Putting this together, it was clear that there's some better times ahead for UK businesses and the economy 🧵of forecast highlights 👇
Our latest UK economic #forecast expects that the economy will pick up steam over 2024 and 2025. Following 0.1% growth in 2023, we project a rise in #GDP of 1.0% in 2024 and 1.9% in 2025. However, more needs to be done to achieve sustainable growth Thread of key takeaways (1/8)
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Another fascinating article highlighting how much we still don’t know about the extent or impacts of metal pollution
🚨Latest investigation into human health risks posed by old lead mines. This time in North Yorkshire. This often invisible poison accumulates in soil where it is consumed by animals or seeps silently into food production and then on to humans. 🧵 https://t.co/IQmYFj38Au
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Abandoned lead mines are leaving a toxic legacy on Wales's farmland, wildlife and rivers - @aisartorius @Nottinghamvets writes @conversationUk
https://t.co/rbKzQK4IJk
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So excited to have written an article for @ConversationUK!
Abandoned lead mines are leaving a toxic legacy on Wales’s farmland, wildlife and rivers
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This is a full circle moment for me - a @voiceofyoungsci workshop got me interested in and gave me the tools to start sharing my research, and I’m looking forward to helping others get started!
Two days left till the @voiceofyoungsci's Standing up for Science workshop on 24 May at the @UniofNottingham Big thanks to our wonderful panellists! Looking forward to an insightful discussion @aisartorius
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Welsh government facing "urgent" calls to tackle risks posed by abandoned metal mines in Wales amid warnings of a potential "environmental and public health scandal" in the country. Committee has written to ministers warning the current system "has failed to deliver.”
🚨 A UK parliamentary committee has launched an investigation into the human health risks posed by abandoned metal mines following revelations from a Financial Times investigation. https://t.co/NXth6XmB14
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We are deeply concerned by what we have heard about metal mine pollution in Wales. Unless urgent action is taken, the issue has the potential to become an environmental and public health scandal. Read our letter to the Welsh Government 👇 https://t.co/i50CtyB99w
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The Chair of the Welsh Affairs Committee Stephen Crabb has written to the Welsh Government, asking them to consider taking further action on pollution from abandoned metal mines.
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200,000 people in Wales live near land contaminated with heavy metals, MPs told. Stephen Crabb says “whole set-up just isn’t fit for purpose for dealing with this problem and the scale of it." Adds: "It’s really concerning what we’ve heard". https://t.co/lSqkRja55s via @ft
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It was a pleasure to be part of this panel to share insights from my research into metal contamination. There’s still a lot of important work that needs to be done to study this issue and support the affected communities across Wales
We're live now 👉
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Pollution from hundreds of old metal mines could be affecting public health, an expert says https://t.co/C042Py95WI
bbc.co.uk
An expert says more testing is needed as evidence is heard on the extent of metal mine pollution.
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I'm looking forward to discussing metal mine pollution at this session tomorrow!
Is enough being done to resolve metal mine pollution in Wales? Tomorrow, we'll quiz academics and regulators about the extent of metal mine pollution in Wales and its possible impacts. Find out more 👉 https://t.co/umnGKuc2yv
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Over 100 years since the closure of mines in Wales, they're still polluting rivers. Lead pollution doesn't just go away by itself without active remediation efforts.
Three different mines, three different histories, one thing in common - sustained input of metals into rivers. My latest paper is now out in the Journal of Hydrology, looking at #Nantymwyn, #Frongoch and #ParysMountain metal mines: https://t.co/yOxoKwE2L4
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Three different mines, three different histories, one thing in common - sustained input of metals into rivers. My latest paper is now out in the Journal of Hydrology, looking at #Nantymwyn, #Frongoch and #ParysMountain metal mines: https://t.co/yOxoKwE2L4
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Trace metal pollution can affect whole ecosystems, and further research into the potential health effects of this is needed
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This is a great first step addressing the potential dangers of trace metal pollution, and I'm very proud that my research over the last six years has helped get us to this point
🚨 A UK parliamentary committee has launched an investigation into the human health risks posed by abandoned metal mines following revelations from a Financial Times investigation. https://t.co/NXth6XmB14
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Evidence of chicken and other livestock contaminated with lead well above the threshold for 'acute toxicity' has triggered calls for urgent regulation of mines in Wales https://t.co/fluO26Nkfn
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