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Quality criteria at the Ecotox Centre - new values and substances, new complete list

Do you need to assess environmental concentrations of chemicals? The Ecotox Centre maintains an extensive database of environmental quality criteria (EQC) and other ecotoxicological threshold values, which we have now expanded to include new information.

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Earthworms avoid tire abrasion

Tire abrasion gets from the road into the adjacent soil and can affect the soil organisms living there. A new study shows that earthworms avoid soil that is heavily contaminated with tire particles. However, the particles had no negative effects on the survival and reproduction of the animals.

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Early detection for wastewater treatment plants

A combination of biological and chemical online monitoring was tested as an early warning system at a municipal wastewater treatment plant. The system is able to detect peak loads of micropollutants in treated wastewater and to recognise toxic pollutants in real time. It can therefore help to improve wastewater management.

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Publications, Info Sheets and Reports

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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Analyse des substances per- et polyfluoroalkylées (PFAS) dans les sédiments du Talent et de la Tioleire au-tour de la piste d’entraînement des sapeurs-pompiers de la Rama, Lausanne

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OligoGen : Développement de méthodes oligochètes génétiques pour évaluer la qualité biologique des sédiments de cours d’eau

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