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31. May 2023

Ecotox Centre Dialogue Day on 31. August 2023 in Solothurn

The increasing number of chemicals in waters, sediments and soils makes it ever more important to assess their risk and understand their consequences for ecosystem quality. On our dialogue day, we inform you about our projects and offer discussion platforms on current topics.

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10. May 2023

Ecotox Centre gets to the bottom of the fish decline in the Suze

The fish population and the number of small animals in the Suze have declined sharply. In order to estimate the pollution of the Suze, the Ecotox Centre examines water and sediment using various bioassays.

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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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Events 2023

Aug

31.

Ecotox Centre Dialogue Day
On our dialogue day, we inform you about current projects and offer discussion platforms.
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Current publications, info sheets and reports

Wüthrich, J., Achermann, S., Leib, V., & Junghans, M. (2022). PFAS-Belastung im Kanton St. Gallen. Erste Erkenntnisse in Fliessegewässern, Fischen und Abwasser. Aqua & Gas, 102(12), 42-50. , Institutional Repository

Daouk, S., Doppler, T., Scheidegger, R., Kroll, A., Junghans, M., Moschet, C., & Singer, H. (2022). Insecticides dans les eaux de surface. Quels risques représentent les insecticides pyréthrinoïdes et organophosphorés en Suisse?. Aqua & Gas, 102(4), 58-66. , Institutional Repository

Masset, T., Ferrari, B. J. D., Dudefoi, W., Schirmer, K., Bergmann, A., Vermeirssen, E., … Breider, F. (2022). Bioaccessibility of organic compounds associated with tire particles using a fish in vitro digestive model: solubilization kinetics and effects of food coingestion. Environmental Science and Technology, 56(22), 15607-15616. doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c04291 , Institutional Repository