29. April 2021
PFAS in Swiss sediments
Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl compounds (PFAS) are very stable in the environment and are therefore detected almost everywhere. A new study investigates the occurrence of PFAS in Swiss sediments.
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28. April 2021
New projects to assess water quality
The Ecotox Centre has launched several new projects to improve the assessment of water quality.
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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.
Proposals for Acute and Chronic Quality Standards Test Systems Continuing Education Student Research Projects Staff
Current publications, info sheets and reports
Beauvais, R., Vivien, R., Ferrari, B.J.D., Casado-Martinez, C. (2020) Etat des sédiments de canaux artificiels : Des pollutions de source urbaine, industrielle et agricole affectent les organismes bentiques. Aqua & Gas 100, 11, 72-81
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Bergmann, A.J., Simon, E., Schifferli, A., Schönborn, A., Vermeirssen, E.L.M. Estrogenic activity of food contact materials—evaluation of 20 chemicals using a yeast estrogen screen on HPTLC or 96-well plates. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-020-02701-w
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Casado-Martinez, M.C., Schneeweiss, A., Thiemann, C., Dubois, N., Pintado-Herrera, M., Lara-Martin, P.A., Ferrari, B.J.D., Werner, I. (2020) Ökotoxizität von Bachsedimenten. Eine Monitoringkampagne zeigt, dass Pestizide in den Sedimenten von fünf kleinen Fliessgewässern Auswirkungen auf Sedimentorganismen haben. gwf Wasser, 161 (5), 55-67
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the environment
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Download in French [PDF, 513 kb]
Ecotoxicity of cigarette butts
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Évaluation de la qualité des sédiments des canaux Stockalper, du Bras-Neuf et des îles (Valais, Suisse) basée sur une approche de type triade
Download report [PDF, 8542 kb]