Sediment quality in Swiss streams

Toxic effects of tire abrasion

How can the positive effects of the WWTP upgrade be measured?

  • Webinar: Bioassays for wastewater assessment on 18.2.2025, 14.30-16.00
    20. December 2024

    Webinar: Bioassays for wastewater assessment on 18.2.2025, 14.30-16.00

    A new series of webinars organised by the German Water Chemistry Society highlights the opportunities and possibilities of bioassays for assessing water quality. The Ecotox Centre is hosting the first webinar on the use of effect-based methods for wastewater testing.

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  • Bioindicators and soil reference values for plant protection products
    04. December 2024

    Bioindicators and soil reference values for plant protection products

    The Ecotox Centre is working on a comprehensive concept for monitoring pesticide residues in agricultural soils. As part of the project, we have developed a method for deriving ecotoxicological soil reference values - and have already applied it to two active substances - and have also compiled a toolbox with bioindicators for monitoring the effects of plant protection products.

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  • The Ecotox Centre

    The Ecotox Centre is the Swiss competence centre for applied, practice-oriented ecotoxicology. It serves as the primary knowledge hub and discussion platform for research and development, consulting and education in that area.


    Quality Criteria for Surface Waters Test Systems Continuing Education Student Research Projects Staff

Current publications, info sheets and reports

Casado-Martinez, M. C., Wildi, M., Ferrari, B. J. D., Werner, I., Vaccher, V., Venisseau, A., … Daouk, S. (2024). Évaluation de la qualité des sédiments. Application de la stratégie développée pour la Suisse dans 18 petits cours d'eau. Aqua & Gas, 104(7+8), 70-79. , Institutional Repository
Bergmann, A. J., Masset, T., Breider, F., Dudefoi, W., Schirmer, K., Ferrari, B. J. D., & Vermeirssen, E. L. M. (2024). Estrogenic, genotoxic, and antibacterial effects of chemicals from cryogenically milled tire tread. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 43(9), 1962-1972. doi.org/10.1002/etc.5934 , Institutional Repository
Kienle, C., Bramaz, N., Schifferli, A., Olbrich, D., Werner, I., & Vermeirssen, E. (2023). Beurteilung der Wasserqualität mit einer Biotestbatterie. Aqua & Gas, 103(4), 24-33. , Institutional Repository

Ecotoxicity of washing and cleaning agents

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UV filters in surface waters

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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the environment

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Analyse des substances per- et polyfluoroalkylées (PFAS) dans les sédiments du Talent et de la Tioleire au-tour de la piste d’entraînement des sapeurs-pompiers de la Rama, Lausanne

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OligoGen : Développement de méthodes oligochètes génétiques pour évaluer la qualité biologique des sédiments de cours d’eau

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Methodology proposal for the derivation of Soil Guideline Values for Plant Protection Product residues Part 2 – Recommendations for the derivation of Soil Guideline Values

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