Monitoring concept for plant protection products in Swiss soils

Sunscreen and bathing lakes: what happens to UV filters in Swiss lakes and experimental ponds?

Pesticide inputs into Swiss streams

Sediment worms investigate
the effect of wastewater

  • Podcast on PFAS in drinking water
    09. January 2026

    Podcast on PFAS in drinking water

    How do PFAS end up in the environment and in drinking water? And what can be done about it? Ecotox Centre scientist Alexandra Kroll and former cantonal chemist Kurt Seiler explain why limit values are not enough and where we need to start earlier.

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  • Safer receipts without bisphenols
    08. January 2026

    Safer receipts without bisphenols

    Researchers at EPFL have developed a new formula for thermal paper that is free of harmful bisphenols. According to toxicological studies conducted by the Ecotox Center, the wood-based substitutes used are significantly less problematic than traditional substances.

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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.


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Current publications, info sheets and reports

Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl compounds (PFAS) in the environment

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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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Sedimentqualität des Seealpsees: Vorkommen von Mikroplastik und reifenassoziierten Chemikalien, ökotoxikologische und biologische Bewertung

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Évaluation écotoxicologique des sites pollués : Aperçu des méthodes disponibles pour l’évaluation des atteintes aux écosystèmes aquatiques

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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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