As climate extremes intensify, temperate peatlands, which are key sources of drinking water, face growing threats. Our work highlights the need for long-term monitoring + targeted strategies to manage legacy pollution post-fire. 🔥💧

#peatlands #wildfire #waterquality

We found that our study site was generally resistant to immediate (acute) metal pollution after wildfire. But, months later, heavy rain can wash legacy metals trapped in the catchment into reservoirs, raising long-term (chronic) water quality risks.

Excited to share our new paper in Environmental Research: Water!

We studied how wildfires and drought mobilise legacy metal contaminants from peatlands, focusing on the 2018 Stalybridge Moor fire in the UK.

Read it here: iopscience.iop.org/journal/3033...

Stats Cat new and improved attitude; helping me prepare for my PhD defense 💪

Great to see so many newcomers to the Good Place these weeks! 🤩

Please enjoy some of my favourite moss photos (mainly Sphagnum spp, of course) to brighten up your feed

[Locations: western Wales, southern NL, my bathroom]

Friday mood: Stats cat