Pesticides in Swiss streams: much remains to be done

Early detection for wastewater treatment plants

Assessing the water quality in Lake Geneva

  • Updated PFAS info sheet
    14. October 2025

    Updated PFAS info sheet

    The Ecotox Centre has updated its info sheet on PFAS, taking into account relevant developments and regulatory changes. The info sheet provides details on the occurrence of these substances, their toxicity and the legal situation.

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  • Webinar: Bioassays for assessing surface water quality, 28.10.2025, 14.30-16.00
    03. October 2025

    Webinar: Bioassays for assessing surface water quality, 28.10.2025, 14.30-16.00

    A new series of webinars organised by the German Water Chemistry Society highlights the opportunities and possibilities of bioassays for assessing water quality. The Ecotox Centre is also contributing to the second webinar on the use of effect-based methods for assessing suface water quality.

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  • The Ecotox Centre

    The Ecotox Centre is the Swiss competence centre for applied, practice-oriented ecotoxicology. It serves as the primary knowledge hub and discussion platform for research and development, consulting and education in that area.


    Quality Criteria for Surface Waters Test Systems Continuing Education Student Research Projects Staff

Current publications, info sheets and reports

Casado-Martinez, M. C., Wildi, M., Ferrari, B. J. D., Werner, I., Vaccher, V., Venisseau, A., … Daouk, S. (2024). Évaluation de la qualité des sédiments. Application de la stratégie développée pour la Suisse dans 18 petits cours d'eau. Aqua & Gas, 104(7+8), 70-79. , Institutional Repository
Bergmann, A. J., Masset, T., Breider, F., Dudefoi, W., Schirmer, K., Ferrari, B. J. D., & Vermeirssen, E. L. M. (2024). Estrogenic, genotoxic, and antibacterial effects of chemicals from cryogenically milled tire tread. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 43(9), 1962-1972. doi.org/10.1002/etc.5934 , Institutional Repository
Kienle, C., Bramaz, N., Schifferli, A., Olbrich, D., Werner, I., & Vermeirssen, E. (2023). Beurteilung der Wasserqualität mit einer Biotestbatterie. Aqua & Gas, 103(4), 24-33. , Institutional Repository

Pesticides: How are water monitoring and authorisation linked? Questions and answers on the feedback mechanism in force since 1 February 2023 and the example of deltamethrin

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Ecotoxicity of washing and cleaning agents

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UV filters in surface waters

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Analyse des substances per- et polyfluoroalkylées (PFAS) dans les sédiments du Talent et de la Tioleire au-tour de la piste d’entraînement des sapeurs-pompiers de la Rama, Lausanne

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OligoGen : Développement de méthodes oligochètes génétiques pour évaluer la qualité biologique des sédiments de cours d’eau

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Methodology proposal for the derivation of Soil Guideline Values for Plant Protection Product residues Part 2 – Recommendations for the derivation of Soil Guideline Values

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