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15. January 2015, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology
DEMEAU workshop on effect-based monitoring tools
The Ecotox Centre participates in the organization of a workshop on in vitro bioassays as innovative tools for water quality assessment.
Read more09. January 2015, Topic: Soil Ecotoxicology , Aquatic Ecotoxicology

2015 is the International Year of Soils
The General Assembly of the United Nations decided to proclaim 2015 as the "International Year of Soils" and to create a platform to raise awareness of our soils.
Read more25. November 2014, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Risk Assessment

Mixtures of "harmless" pollutant concentrations are actually toxic – EU regulation needs to be adjusted
The risk posed by complex chemical mixtures in the environment to wildlife and humans is increasingly debated by scientists and politicians alike.
Read more29. October 2014, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Sediment Ecotoxicology
Ecotox Centre member of CIPEL scientific board
Neu ist Benoît Ferrari vom Oekotoxzentrum Mitglied des wissenschaftlichen Rates der Internationalen Kommission zum Schutz des Genfersees (Commission internationale pour la protection des eaux du Léman, CIPEL).
Read more15. September 2014, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Risk Assessment

Neue Infoblätter zu Pflanzenschutzmitteln in Gewässern, EQS- und RAC-Werten
Plant protection products (PPPs) in surface waters are currently at the centre of interest of policy, regulation and environmental research. Thus, the Swiss Federal Council has called for an action plan to reduce the risks of pesticides and to promote their sustainable use.
Read more06. September 2014, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology

Ecotox Centre at WWTP Neugut Open Day
How can water animals teach us about the quality of surface waters? This and other questions could be answered at an open day at the WWTP Neugut in Dübendorf on September 6, 2014.
Read more13. June 2014, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Risk Assessment , Sediment Ecotoxicology

European EQS Experts meet at Ecotox Centre
Quality criteria experts from numerous European countries met on June 11 and 12 for the Multilateral Meeting, which this time was held at the Ecotox Centre.
Read more24. April 2014, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Risk Assessment

New EU report on effect-based monitoring tools
Under the Water Framework Directive, the water quality needs to be reliably monitored. In addition to analytical methods, integrative methods that measure the water quality on the basis of the effect or potential harm to aquatic organisms should play an important role.
Read more05. March 2014, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Risk Assessment

Pesticides in Swiss surface waters surpass environmental quality criteria
A new screening survey has found more than 100 different pesticides in watercourses of the Swiss Mittelland.
Read more04. February 2014, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology
Bioassays for micropollutants put to test
In a large ring test, 20 laboratories - among them the Ecotox Centre - have used a total of 103 in vitro bioassay methods to assess the quality of water samples.
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