News - Aquatic Ecotoxicology
01. September 2022, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Sediment Ecotoxicology , Risk Assessment
Contribution to biodiversity conference
On 27 August, bioassay specialist Cornelia Kienle has given a presentation on micropollutants and their effects on aquatic organisms at a conference on biodiversity organised by ARGE Hochrhein.
Read more24. August 2022, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Soil Ecotoxicology , Sediment Ecotoxicology , Risk Assessment
Ecotox Centre in SRF Kassensturz
Marion Junghans has supported the programme Kassensturz of Swiss television SRF in the evaluation of ecological detergents.
Read more05. July 2022, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Soil Ecotoxicology , Sediment Ecotoxicology , Risk Assessment
MAS Toxicology in Geneva from September 2022
This part-time course is addressed at recently graduated students who are already in employment.
Read more30. June 2022, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Soil Ecotoxicology , Sediment Ecotoxicology , Risk Assessment
New laboratory manager in Lausanne
On 1 May 2022, Emmanuelle Rohrbach took over the management of the Ecotox Centre Laboratory in Lausanne. Welcome, Emmanuelle!
Read more24. June 2022, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Soil Ecotoxicology , Sediment Ecotoxicology , Risk Assessment
Ecotox Centre at Eawag's Info Day, 15 September 2022
This year's Info Day on the topic of "Dynamics of Water" focuses on the monitoring of surface waters. Benoît Ferrari will present the newly developed concept for sediment quality assessment.
Read more24. May 2022, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Sediment Ecotoxicology , Risk Assessment
Sediment quality criteria new on website
Sediment quality criteria (SQC) can be used for sediment quality assessment by comparing environmental concentrations of the target substances with the corresponding quality criteria. The Ecotox Centre has developed SQC for 20 prioritised substances or substance classes.
Read more23. May 2022, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Soil Ecotoxicology , Sediment Ecotoxicology , Risk Assessment
New faces at the Ecotox Centre (2)
We welcome our new colleagues Sibylle Maletz und Gianna Ferrari.
Read more19. May 2022, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology
Sensitive bioassays on HPTLC plates
The Ecotox Centre has advanced an innovative method to sensitively determine the toxicity of unknown mixtures and unmask the responsible substances. This is not only interesting for food safety, but also for environmental analysis.
Read more14. April 2022, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Risk Assessment
Elevated ecotoxicological risks through pyrethroid and organophosphate insecticides
Pyrethroid and organophosphate insecticides were detected in small streams at all 17 sampling sites that were investigated during the 2019 NAWA monitoring campaign. Although the measured concentrations were mostly low, they pose a significant risk to aquatic organisms.
Read more06. April 2022, Topic: Sediment Ecotoxicology , Aquatic Ecotoxicology
Biomarkers in chironomids for the detection of sediment quality
By measuring gene expression, effects can be detected that do not directly lead to death , but can trigger an effect-specific stress response and thus cause long-term damage to the organism.
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