UK Freshwater Quality Programme Webinar: ECOMIX project update

ECOMIX: Assessing and Managing the Impacts of Mixtures of Chemicals on UK Freshwater Biodiversity in a Changing World

Join members of the ECOMIX research team, who will present on the progress of their project.

The ECOMIX team is developing a novel assessment framework for assessing the real impacts of chemical pollution in UK rivers.

It is identifying and manage hotspots of risk, helping to halt the decline in freshwater biodiversity. The framework will be developed not only to assess currently chemical impacts but also future impacts resulting from climate change, urbanisation and population growth. It will allow mitigation and adaptation approaches to be targeted where they will have the greatest benefit. The framework will also deliver models for assessing the impacts of chemical mixtures and co-stressors on biodiversity.

The modelling tools developed during this project will inform the development of better plans for adaptation and mitigation of risks associated with declining water quality now and in the future.

Led by Professor Alistair Boxall, University of York, with partners University of Sheffield and University of Durham

The project is assessing ecological impacts at 350 locations across nine Yorkshire river catchments: Rivers Aire, Calder, Derwent, Don, Nidd, Ouse, Swale, Ure and Wharfe