News - Soil Ecotoxicology

27. August 2025, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Soil Ecotoxicology , Sediment Ecotoxicology , Risk Assessment

Dialogue Day 2025 in Bern

Dialogue Day 2025 in Bern

During a dialogue day, the Ecotox Centre presented its current projects and exchanged ideas with stakeholders from various fields.

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20. August 2025, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Soil Ecotoxicology , Sediment Ecotoxicology , Risk Assessment

Ecotox Centre in RTS A Bon Entendeur on tire residues

Ecotox Centre in RTS A Bon Entendeur on tire residues

Every year, more than 10,000 tonnes of tire abrasion are generated in Switzerland, containing potentially problematic substances. Some of these compounds can end up in fruit or vegetables – a new environmental problem that raises important questions for health and ecosystems.

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26. June 2025, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Soil Ecotoxicology , Sediment Ecotoxicology , Risk Assessment

Ecotox Centre Dialogue Day 2025

Ecotox Centre Dialogue Day 2025

We are pleased to invite you to this year's Ecotox Centre Dialogue Day, which will take place on Tuesday, 26 August 2025, from 9.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. in Bern (bilingual German/French with simultaneous translation).

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06. June 2025, Topic: Sediment Ecotoxicology , Soil Ecotoxicology , Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Risk Assessment

Ecotoxicological assessment of contaminated sites

Ecotoxicological assessment of contaminated sites

A new report from the Ecotox Centre provides an overview of suitable bioassays for the assessment of contaminated sites.

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16. May 2025, Topic: Soil Ecotoxicology

Earthworms avoid tire abrasion

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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14. May 2025, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Soil Ecotoxicology , Sediment Ecotoxicology , Risk Assessment

Ecotox Centre at EPFL - Interview with Christof Holliger

Ecotox Centre at EPFL - Interview with Christof Holliger

Christof Holliger, Professor of Environmental Biotechnology at EPFL, has been closely involved with the Ecotox Centre since it was founded in 2008, initially as part of the direction and the strategic steering committee and later as the representative of EPFL on the host institute council. He retired at the end of February 2025. Here he looks back.

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12. May 2025, Topic: Sediment Ecotoxicology , Soil Ecotoxicology

Replacement of peat in artificial soils and sediments

Replacement of peat in artificial soils and sediments

Last Tuesday, the Ecotox Centre hosted the kick-off meeting for the OECD project RePEAT, which seeks alternatives to peat as a source of organic matter in artificial soils and sediments.

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20. March 2025, Topic: Soil Ecotoxicology , Risk Assessment

Ecotoxicity of munitions contaminated soil

Ecotoxicity of munitions contaminated soil

In areas used for military purposes, the soil can be contaminated with munitions and explosives, resulting in contaminated sites with potential impacts on the environment.

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05. February 2025, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Soil Ecotoxicology , Sediment Ecotoxicology , Risk Assessment

Ecotox Centre in SRF Kassensturz on oven cleaners

Ecotox Centre in SRF Kassensturz on oven cleaners

Marion Junghans supported SRF Kassensturz in the evaluation of oven sprays.

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31. January 2025, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Soil Ecotoxicology , Sediment Ecotoxicology , Risk Assessment

Successful dissertation

Successful dissertation

We congratulate Ali Kizgin on the successful defence of his dissertation. Over the past four years, Ali has been researching at the Ecotox Centre a key challenge in wastewater management - namely the early detection of pollution events using online biomonitoring.

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