Inconsistent risk assessment of chemicals compromises water protection in Europe

Roads as a source of pollution: new challenges

Swiss birds of prey widely contaminated with rodenticides

How dangerous are contaminated military sites?

Dynamic pollutant carriers: The quality of suspended matter in Lake Geneva

  • Ecotox Centre at the Scientifica science festival
    28. August 2026

    Ecotox Centre at the Scientifica science festival

    Last weekend, Alexandra Kroll supported Empa and provided the public with information on PFAS and their impact on the environment.

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  • Pesticides: Overview of limit values in Switzerland and the EU
    25. August 2026

    Pesticides: Overview of limit values in Switzerland and the EU

    A new info sheet from the Ecotox Centre provides an overview of the currently applicable limit values for pesticides in water bodies and in drinking water in Switzerland and in the EU. Other topics covered include monitoring and the feedback loop between monitoring and authorisation.

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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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Anticoagulant rodenticides in Swiss birds of prey

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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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