Rare earths pollute Zurich's waters

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

  • Webinar: Bioassays for drinking water assessment on 24.2.2026, 14.30-16.00
    13. February 2026

    Webinar: Bioassays for drinking water assessment on 24.2.2026, 14.30-16.00

    A 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 hosting the third webinar on the use of effect-based methods for testing of drinking water.

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  • Ecotox Centre in SRF Kassensturz programme on drain cleaners
    11. February 2026

    Ecotox Centre in SRF Kassensturz programme on drain cleaners

    Cornelia Kienle advised SRF Kassensturz on the evaluation of drain cleaners. These products contain many aggressive 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.


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

Current publications, info sheets and reports

Kroll, A., Kienle, C., & Junghans, M. (2025). Organic UV-filters and freshwater organisms: data gaps impede a robust retrospective environmental risk assessment. Environmental Sciences Europe, 37, 6 (13 pp.). doi.org/10.1186/s12302-024-01046-w , Institutional Repository
Masset, T., Breider, F., Renaud, M., Müller, J., Bergmann, A., Vermeirssen, E., … Ferrari, B. J. D. (2025). Effects of tire particles on earthworm (Eisenia andrei) fitness and bioaccumulation of tire-related chemicals. Environmental Pollution, 368, 125780 (9 pp.). doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2025.125780 , Institutional Repository
Schorr, J., Ganz, V., Luong, K., Ceppi, E., Longree, P., Beck, B., … Holmes, B. (2025). Pestizideinträge in Fliessgewässer. NAWA Spez 2023: Wirkstoffe, Ökotoxikologisches Risiko, diffuse Eintragspfade vs. Einträge aus ARA. Aqua & Gas, 105(10), 70-78. , Institutional Repository
Vivien, R., & Ferrari, B. J. D. (2025). Effet de rejets de STEP sur le milieu récepteur. Évaluation basée sur les oligochètes de la matrice poreuse - Cas de la STEP de Muri. Aqua & Gas, 105(11), 68-75. , Institutional Repository

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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