Michael WARHURST Senior Resource Use Campaigner, Friends of the Earth Europe, Brussels
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MSc in Environmental Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, UK | |
PhD (in the breakdown of chemicals by bacteria), University of Glasgow, UK | |
BSc Biochemistry, University of York, UK | |
1994-1996 | Research Associate, University of Edinburgh |
Investigating the production of activated carbon from seed husks of the tree Moringa oleifera, for use in drinking water treatment in the developing world | |
1997-2002 | Safer Chemicals Campaigner, Friends of the Earth (England, Wales and Northern Ireland), London, UK |
Working on UK and EU chemical policy, leading Friends of the Earth Europe s work on the review of EU Chemicals policy, which later became the REACH chemicals regulation | |
2002-2005 | Senior Toxics Programme Officer, WWF European Policy Office, Brussels |
Leading WWF s work on EU chemicals policy, in particular the REACH chemicals regulation and the WWF Detox campaign | |
2005 | Project Manager, Chemicals Policy Project, Lowell Centre for Sustainable Production in Massachusetts, USA |
Making the links between EU and US chemicals policy, including organising a conference on US chemicals policy | |
since 2005 | Senior Campaigner, Resource Use, Friends of the Earth (England, Wales and Northern Ireland), London, UK. In this role his work has included |
Leading Friends of the Earth Europe s work on EU resources policy | |
Leading Friends of the Earth Europe s work on the revision of the Waste Framework Directive | |
Running Friends of the Earth s work on waste policy within the UK |