{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/94050410-34f0-4058-a3fb-147c626a0556/66ea59c80befac28e3746ccf?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"PFOS in platypuses with Katherine Warwick  ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60d210a657a97011aa9023d8/1726634264145-1056b17f-a23f-4dc8-87be-4e08b75d619f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Katherine Warwick is an aquatic ecologist and PhD candidate at Western Sydney University.&nbsp;Katherine has recently led an Australian-first study which has found perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in platypuses, sparking warnings people in New South Wales may be more exposed than once thought.&nbsp;In this chat, we discuss the study methodology and results – and the subsequent implications across New South Wales and beyond.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Useful links:</p><ul><li>Katherine on LinkedIn (<a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-warwick-2a902b15b/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>)</li><li>ABC News article “PFAS 'forever chemicals' found in water filtration plants and platypus livers in NSW” (<a href=\"https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-20/australia-forever-chemicals-pfas-drinking-water-platypus/104244072\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>)</li><li>Warwick, K.G., Wright, I.A., Whinfield, J. et al. <em>First report of accumulation of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in platypuses (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) in New South Wales, Australia</em>. Environ Sci Pollut Res 31, 51037–51042 (2024). (<a href=\"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-024-34704-w\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>)</li><li>Ocean Protect Podcast episode “<em>Forever chemicals &amp; their impact on wetland snakes with Dr Damian Lettoof</em>” (August 2023, Season 5, Episode 15) (<a href=\"https://shows.acast.com/ocean-protect/episodes/forever-chemicals-their-impact-on-wetland-snakes-with-dr-dam\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>)</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.oceanprotect.com.au/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.oceanprotect.com.au</a></p>","author_name":"Ocean Protect"}