In this blogpost, Prof. Mirco Bundschuh and his colleagues talk about their pilot study of investigating leaf-litter decomposition in mangrove forests in Barbados.
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RECETOX Summer School 2024 and PARC Training
Would you like to learn more on chemical exposure and modelling?
Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals (PARC) is offering a Training Course on Chemical Exposure & Modeling from the 10th to 12th of June 2024 in Brno, Czech Republic.
Continue readingHuman impacts in surface waters in Mendoza province, Argentina
In this blogpost Frederik Meyer and his colleagues talk about their research experience of investigating human impacts on the surface water quality and functioning in the Mendoza province of Argentina.
Continue readingResidues of helicopter applied pesticides in and around vineyards at the river Mosel
In this blog post, Lorenz Witt and Ken Mauser provide some background on an excursion to the Mosel Valley. Their objective was to investigate the exposure of terrestrial non-target ecosystems to pesticides, potentially threatening the remaining habitat of a critically endangered butterfly species.
Continue readingTask force to assess the ecotoxicological consequences for the aquatic environment of sugarcane monocultures in Brazil
In this blog post, Dr. Laís Silva talks about the latest published article from the major project she took part in during her doctorate in Brazil, which so far has 42 related scientific articles.
Continue readingDoes the aging of nanoparticles modulate the ecotoxicity of metals?
In this blog post, Rajdeep Roy and his colleagues address the impacts of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (nTiO2)-aging on the ecotoxicity of metals. This is done by employing acute waterborne and multigenerational dietary exposures.
Continue readingExploring the Ecological Impacts of Bti on the Dynamics of Chironomid Communities
Investigating the ecological consequences of Bti, Nina and her team’s study exposes surprising parallels in chironomid responses, challenging existing assumptions.
Continue readingFarewell Sandhya! (M.Sc. Sandhya Magesh)
Our former Senior Editor and Social Media Manager Sandhya Magesh (M.Sc.), is engaging in new challenges in her professional career. We wish her all the best in her future endeavors.
Continue readingStudy shows: pesticides spread in an Alpine Valley from the valley to the summit region
In this blog post Carsten Brühl is explaining the background of this first landscape level terrestrial pesticide exposure study.
Continue readingAMEO experience – Administration de la gestion de l’eau (AGE), Luxembourg – Loris Di Scipio(2023)
In this blogpost, Loris Di Scipio shares his internship experience at Administration de la gestion de l’eau (AGE) in Luxembourg. Students of the Environmental Pollution Management (Ecotoxicology) Program complete an 8-week internship each year, the so-called “AMEO”. The AMEO is performed either at an external university, governmental or industrial research institute where students learn to apply the competences achieved during their study. Students also use this opportunity to not only travel and explore Germany, but also other countries!
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