Fleur Connick
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Walkley award-winning journalist
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Exciting to see my latest PFAS story on page 4 in the @smh paper today! You can read the full story here: www.smh.com.au/national/aus...
February 28, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Exciting to see my latest PFAS story on page 4 in the @smh paper today! You can read the full story here: www.smh.com.au/national/aus...
Only 10% of people with MND have a clear genetic cause. Researchers who’ve been investigating the possible environmental triggers for MND suspect the answer lies in the water. Their focus? Pesticides, heavy metals and a neurotoxin produced by blue-green algae.
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Investigating the environmental triggers for motor neurone disease - ABC listen
The number of Australians diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) has increased over the past 40 years.
But only 10 per cent of cases have a clear genetic cause.
Scientists have been investigatin...
www.abc.net.au
December 14, 2024 at 3:06 AM
Only 10% of people with MND have a clear genetic cause. Researchers who’ve been investigating the possible environmental triggers for MND suspect the answer lies in the water. Their focus? Pesticides, heavy metals and a neurotoxin produced by blue-green algae.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Researchers say the findings underline the need for better monitoring of a wider range of PFAS chemicals in the environment - not just four of the more than 14,000 types of PFAS @abcnewsaustralia.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/news/science...
Soon-to-be-banned 'forever chemical' more widespread than previously thought
Researchers of a new study into how a type of PFAS breaks down in the environment say their findings underline the need to better monitor a wider range of "forever chemicals".
www.abc.net.au
November 28, 2024 at 10:49 PM
Researchers say the findings underline the need for better monitoring of a wider range of PFAS chemicals in the environment - not just four of the more than 14,000 types of PFAS @abcnewsaustralia.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/news/science...
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November 27, 2024 at 11:52 PM
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