Dr. Fabian Balk

Dr. Fabian Balk

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Oekotoxzentrum
Eawag
Büro FX E23
Überlandstrasse 133
8600 Dübendorf

Tasks at the Ecotox Centre

  • Planning and implementation of projects on risk assessment
  • Planning, implementation of and assistance in user and continuing education courses

Areas of Expertise

  • Mixture toxicity
  • Bioaccumulation
  • Fish cell cultures
  • Toxicokinetic modeling
  • Chemical analysis (mass spectrometry, chromatography)

Projects

Different approaches for calculating the Mixture Assessment Factor (MAF)
Different approaches for calculating the Mixture Assessment Factor (MAF)
Assessment groups for the evaluation of mixture toxicity
Assessment groups for the evaluation of mixture toxicity
Monitoring concept for plant protection products in soils
Monitoring concept for plant protection products in soils

CV

  • Since 2023

    Risk Assessor at the Ecotox Centre

  • 2019 - 2023

    PhD (EPFL/Eawag) Topic: The bioaccumulation of ionizable organic substances in fish cell lines

  • 2018

    Master thesis, Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry, Stockholm University. Main topics:
    - Estimation and importance of exposure pathways to perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS),
    perfluorohexanesulfonate (PFHxS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) of infants and young children
    - Modelling the uptake and serum concentration of PFOS, PFHxS and PFOA in infants and young children

  • 2015 - 2018

    Master in Environmental Sciences, Stockholm University, Sweden

  • 2012 - 2015

    Bachelor in Biology and Environmental Sciences, University of Aachen, Germany

Publications

  • Balk, F., Hüsser, B., Hollender, J., & Schirmer, K. (2024). Bioconcentration assessment of three cationic surfactants in permanent fish cell lines. Environmental Science and Technology, 2024(58), 1452-1461. doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c05360 , Institutional Repository
  • Balk, F., Hollender, J., & Schirmer, K. (2023). Investigating the bioaccumulation potential of anionic organic compounds using a permanent rainbow trout liver cell line. Environment International, 174, 107798 (13 pp.). doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2023.107798 , Institutional Repository
  • Balk, F., Schmitz, M., Benner, L., & Bitter, K. (2021). YES2021: Making virtually the best out of social distance. SETAC Globe, 22(5) (5 pp.). Retrieved from https://globe.setac.org/yes2021-making-virtually-the-best-out-of-social-distance/ , Institutional Repository
  • Balk, F. G. P., Winkens Pütz, K., Ribbenstedt, A., Gomis, M. I., Filipovic, M., & Cousins, I. T. (2019). Children's exposure to perfluoroalkyl acids – a modelling approach. Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts, 21(11), 1875-1886. doi.org/10.1039/C9EM00323A , Institutional Repository