
Kelly Thornber
@kelly_thornber
Research fellow in sustainable development @UniofExeter working on real-world solutions to drug pollution and antimicrobial resistance
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20-12-2017 09:01:50
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#PharmaPollution is a marine issue as well as a freshwater one 😔. On way home from #EurOcean2023...great talks Marica Mezzelani from #Pharmasea and Bruno Gonzalez Zorn (who made #AMR fun?!). Honoured to share the panel with Niall McDonough, Tainá Garcia da Fonseca & Nenad Gligoric 😊




Integrating pharmaceutical pollution into healthcare decision-making is crucial for a sustainable future, but how can we do this? Read our latest report about one option: life cycle assessments.▶️ bit.ly/4605tvH Kelly Thornber Sharon pfleger Melissa Pegg Exeter Med School



Did you know that up to 90% of the #medicines we consume end up in our wastewater?💊 Some of these pollutants are driving #AntimicrobialResistance. Here's how we're working to reduce the environmental impact of medicines: bit.ly/46q9ZUr Film by martha dixon | #WAAW2023

To reduce #pharmapollution we are using a systems thinking approach with three clear aims: 1⃣ Define the problem 2⃣ Mobilise the research community 3⃣ Collectively identify pragmatic solutions So what is #systemsthinking? Dr Kelly Thornber explains: bit.ly/3sXtV3p





Delighted to be part of this short joint article published this week by One Earth on solutions to water pollution. Great to have #pharma #pollution included, thanks for the opportunity to introduce our Pharma Pollution Hub work 💊🫧 Pharma Pollution Hub authors.elsevier.com/a/1im669C%7EIu…



Looking forward to attending this and sharing our Pharma Pollution Hub work on finding solutions to reduce the impacts of #pharma #pollution from UK healthcare 😊 Pharma Pollution Hub


⭐ PPH member spotlight: Dr Hannah Blitzer from Wildlife and Countryside Link If she had a magic wand, what would she change to address #pharmapollution? 🪄 Nature Recovery Obligation - "establishing duties on large companies to reduce harm from toxic chemical pollution" 👉 bit.ly/4cO7q35

