News - Aquatic Ecotoxicology
18. May 2016, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Risk Assessment
Ecotoxicity of corrosion inhibitors
Corrosion inhibitors protect steel structures from oxidative degradation but ingredients may be washed out that are harmful to water organisms. Two of the four corrosion inhibitors investigated by the Ecotox Centre released ecotoxic and estrogenic compounds.
Read more17. May 2016, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Sediment Ecotoxicology
Sediment quality in the Venoge
Do the sediments in the Venoge contribute to the rivers inferior water quality? To answer this question the Ecotox Centre has assessed the water quality with bioassays and chemical analyses.
Read more17. May 2016, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Sediment Ecotoxicology , Risk Assessment
Progress in the sediment module for the Modular Stepwise Procedure
Together with Eawag and the Federal Office for the Environment, the Ecotox Centre has been working on a sediment module for the assessment of streams since January 2015.
Read more13. May 2016, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology
Micropollutants: teaching materials for high schools and environmental education
Stefan Widmer of the University of Zurich has developed teaching materials on micropollutants and ecotoxicology for use in high schools and environmental education.
Read more12. November 2015, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Soil Ecotoxicology , Sediment Ecotoxicology , Risk Assessment
Progress in the evaluation of ecotoxicological data
During the authorization procedure of chemicals or for the determination of environmental quality criteria ecotoxicological data need to be evaluated regarding their reliability and relevance. Das Oekotoxzentrum hat ein neues Bewertungssystem mitentwickelt. The Ecotox Centre has developed a new system that that is supposed to make this data review more secure and reproducible and less subjective.
Read more11. November 2015, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Sediment Ecotoxicology
Info sheet on microplastics in the environment
The info sheet summarizes the current knowledge and gives details on the sources of microplastic particles, their transport in the environment, their effect on aquatic organisms and techniques for sampling and analysis.
Read more15. September 2015, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Soil Ecotoxicology , Sediment Ecotoxicology , Risk Assessment
SETAC-GLB’s exciting 20th annual conference
Organised by the Ecotox Centre under the direction of Inge Werner, the 20th annual conference of the German-language branch of the “Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry” (SETAC GLB) took place from 7th to 10th September 2015 at ETH Zurich.
Read more26. June 2015, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology
Rainbow trouts measure advanced wastewater treatment
The Ecotox Centre is investigating how the transformation products of ozonation can be effectively eliminated
Read more29. May 2015, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Soil Ecotoxicology , Sediment Ecotoxicology , Risk Assessment
Amphibians and plant protection products - more information is needed
Since the influence of pesticides has been little studied in amphibians, it will be discussed in an expert workshop whether further studies are needed and how the protection of amphibians can be assured.
Read more28. May 2015, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Risk Assessment
Evaluation concept for micropollutants from diffuse sources
A new evaluation concept is supposed to help measure and assess the input of micropollutants from diffuse sources into surface waters using effect-based quality criteria.
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