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: Quality monitoring in surface waters, 26.2.2026, 15.00-16.30 Uhr
    17. February 2026

    Webinar: Quality monitoring in surface waters, 26.2.2026, 15.00-16.30 Uhr

    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 this webinar which was already offered in German last October.

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  • 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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  • 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

Beauvais, R., Lafargue, O., Casado-Martinez, C., Ferrari, B. J. D., Dubois, N., & Pasche, N. (2026). Qualité des matières en suspension du Léman. Évaluation écotoxicologique et chimique. Aqua & Gas, 106(3), 38-46. , Institutional Repository
Kaegi, R., Sinnet, B., Tolu, J., Kroll, A., Bette, J., Eugster, F., … Durisch-Kaiser, E. (2026). Seltene-Erden-Elemente in Zürcher Abwasser und Gewässern. Aqua & Gas, 106(2), 32-38. , 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

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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