Dr. Alexandra Kroll

Dr. Alexandra Kroll

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Oekotoxzentrum
Eawag
FX E23
Überlandstrasse 133
CH-8600 Dübendorf

Tasks at the Ecotox Centre

  • Planning and implementation of projects on risk assessment
  • Derivation of Environmental Quality Standards
  • Planning, implementation of and assistance in user and continuing education courses

Areas of Expertise

  • Risk assessment for micropollutants in water
  • Environmental risk assessment of pharmaceuticals
  • Authorisation of plant protection products
  • Effects of nanoparticles and microplastics on organisms

Projects

Evaluation of the significance of UV filters from sunscreens in Swiss bathing lakes
Evaluation of the significance of UV filters from sunscreens in Swiss bathing lakes

Terminated projects

CV

  • Since 2019

    Risk Assessor at the Ecotox Center

  • 2016-2019

    Project manager in environmental risk assessment at GAB Consulting, Germany

  • 2010-2016

    SNSF Ambizione research fellow and Postdoc at Eawag. Research topics: Characterisation of microbial stream biofilms, impact of nanoparticles, microplastic particles and pesticides

  • 2010

    Scientific Project Assistant, CeNTech GmbH, Germany

  • 2006-2009

    PhD, University Hospital Münster, Germany. Topic: Characterization of engineered nanoparticles & particulate matter and effects on vertebrate cell lines

  • 2005-2006

    Research assistant, Institut des Sciences du Végétal (ISV), CNRS Ile-de-France Sud, France

  • 2003-2004

    Diploma thesis in Plant Physiology at the University of Heidelberg, Germany. Topic: Salt-induction of gene expression in Arabidopsis thaliana and Beta vulgaris

Publications

  • Casado‐Martinez, M. C., Dell'Ambrogio, G., Campiche, S., Kroll, A., Lauber, E., Marti‐Roura, M., … Ferrari, B. J. D. (2024). Incorporation of sediment‐ and soil‐specific aspects in the criteria for Reporting and Evaluating Ecotoxicity Data (CRED). Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 20(6), 2162-2174. doi.org/10.1002/ieam.4948 , Institutional Repository
  • Ilbeigi, K., Barata, C., Barbosa, J., Bertram, M. G., Caljon, G., Costi, M. P., … Bundschuh, M. (2024). Assessing environmental risks during the drug development process for parasitic vector-borne diseases: a critical reflection. ACS Infectious Diseases, 10(4), 1026-1033. doi.org/10.1021/acsinfecdis.4c00131 , Institutional Repository
  • Kroll, A., von der Ohe, P. C., Köhler, H. R., Sellier, O., & Junghans, M. (2024). Aquatic thresholds for ionisable substances, such as diclofenac, should consider pH-specific differences in uptake and toxicity. Science of the Total Environment, 908, 168222 (9 pp.). doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168222 , Institutional Repository
  • Merbt, S. N., Kroll, A., Sgier, L., Tlili, A., Schirmer, K., & Behra, R. (2024). Fate and effects of microplastic particles in a periphyton-grazer system. Environmental Pollution, 347, 123798 (9 pp.). doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123798 , Institutional Repository
  • Spycher, S., Kalf, D., Lahr, J., Gönczi, M., Lindström, B., Pace, E., … Kroll, A. (2024). Linking chemical surface water monitoring and pesticide regulation in selected European countries. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 31, 43432-43450. doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-33865-y , Institutional Repository
  • Tarazona, J. V., de Alba-Gonzalez, M., Bedos, C., Benoit, P., Bertrand, C., Crouzet, O., … Devos, Y. (2024). A conceptual framework for landscape-based environmental risk assessment (ERA) of pesticides. Environment International, 191, 108999 (14 pp.). doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2024.108999 , Institutional Repository
  • Wang, X., Li, Y., Kroll, A., & Mitrano, D. M. (2024). Differentiating microplastics from natural particles in aqueous suspensions using flow cytometry with machine learning. Environmental Science and Technology, 58(23), 10240-10251. doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c00304 , Institutional Repository
  • James, A., Kroll, A., & Minier, C. (2023). Towards a better consideration of endocrine disruption within the technical guidance for deriving environmental quality standards. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 143, 105457 (8 pp.). doi.org/10.1016/j.yrtph.2023.105457 , Institutional Repository
  • Daouk, S., Doppler, T., Scheidegger, R., Kroll, A., Junghans, M., Moschet, C., & Singer, H. (2022). Insecticides dans les eaux de surface. Quels risques représentent les insecticides pyréthrinoïdes et organophosphorés en Suisse?. Aqua & Gas, 102(4), 58-66. , Institutional Repository
  • Guasch, H., Bernal, S., Bruno, D., Almroth, B. C., Cochero, J., Corcoll, N., … Martí, E. (2022). Interactions between microplastics and benthic biofilms in fluvial ecosystems: knowledge gaps and future trends. Freshwater Science, 41(3), 442-458. doi.org/10.1086/721472 , Institutional Repository
  • Merbt, S. N., Kroll, A., Tamminen, M., Rühs, P. A., Wagner, B., Sgier, L., … Behra, R. (2022). Influence of microplastics on microbial structure, function, and mechanical properties of stream periphyton. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10, 928247 (17 pp.). doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.928247 , Institutional Repository
  • Konschak, M., Zubrod, J. P., Duque Acosta, T. S., Bouchez, A., Kroll, A., Feckler, A., … Bundschuh, M. (2021). Herbicide-induced shifts in the periphyton community composition indirectly affect feeding activity and physiology of the gastropod grazer Physella acuta. Environmental Science and Technology, 55(21), 14699-14709. doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c01819 , Institutional Repository
  • Kroll, A., Kienle, C., Schäfer, A., & Aicher, L. (2021). Mikroplastik in der Umwelt. Eine Standortbestimmung. Aqua & Gas, 101(10), 88-95. , Institutional Repository
  • Sambalova, O., Thorwarth, K., Heeb, N. V., Bleiner, D., Zhang, Y., Borgschulte, A., & Kroll, A. (2018). Carboxylate functional groups mediate interaction with silver nanoparticles in biofilm matrix. ACS Omega, 3(1), 724-733. doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.7b00982 , Institutional Repository
  • Sgier, L., Merbt, S. N., Tlili, A., Kroll, A., & Zupanic, A. (2018). Characterization of aquatic biofilms with flow cytometry. Journal of Visualized Experiments (136), e57655 (9 pp.). doi.org/10.3791/57655 , Institutional Repository
  • Sgier, L., Behra, R., Schönenberger, R., Kroll, A., & Zupanic, A. (2018). Evaluation of phototrophic stream biofilms under stress: comparing traditional and novel ecotoxicological endpoints after exposure to diuron. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9, 2974 (11 pp.). doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02974 , Institutional Repository
  • Wagner, T., Kroll, A., Haramagatti, C. R., Lipinski, H. G., & Wiemann, M. (2017). Classification and segmentation of nanoparticle diffusion trajectories in cellular micro environments. PLoS One, 12(1), e0170165 (20 pp.). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170165 , Institutional Repository
  • Kroll, A., Matzke, M., Rybicki, M., Obert-Rauser, P., Burkart, C., Jurkschat, K., … Svendsen, C. (2016). Mixed messages from benthic microbial communities exposed to nanoparticulate and ionic silver: 3D structure picks up nano-specific effects, while EPS and traditional endpoints indicate a concentration-dependent impact of silver ions. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 23(5), 4218-4234. doi.org/10.1007/s11356-015-4887-7 , Institutional Repository
  • Sgier, L., Freimann, R., Zupanic, A., & Kroll, A. (2016). Flow cytometry combined with viSNE for the analysis of microbial biofilms and detection of microplastics. Nature Communications, 7, 11587 (10 pp.). doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11587 , Institutional Repository
  • Taylor, C., Matzke, M., Kroll, A., Read, D. S., Svendsen, C., & Crossley, A. (2016). Toxic interactions of different silver forms with freshwater green algae and cyanobacteria and their effects on mechanistic endpoints and the production of extracellular polymeric substances. Environmental Science: Nano, 3(2), 396-408. doi.org/10.1039/c5en00183h , Institutional Repository
  • Wagner, T., Kroll, A., Wiemann, M., & Lipinski, H. G. (2016). Classification of nanoparticle diffusion processes in vital cells by a multifeature random forests approach: application to simulated data, darkfield and confocal laser scanning microscopy. In J. Popp, V. V. Tuchin, D. L. Matthews, & F. S. Pavone (Eds.), Proceedings of SPIE: Vol. 9887. Biophotonics: photonic solutions for better health care V (p. 988722 (9 pp.). doi.org/10.1117/12.2227499 , Institutional Repository
  • Braun, A., Boudoire, F., Bora, D. K., Faccio, G., Hu, Y., Kroll, A., … Wilson, S. T. (2015). Biological components and bioelectronic interfaces of water splitting photoelectrodes for solar hydrogen production. Chemistry: A European Journal, 21(11), 4188-4199. doi.org/10.1002/chem.201405123 , Institutional Repository
  • Kroll, A., Behra, R., Kaegi, R., & Sigg, L. (2014). Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) of freshwater biofilms stabilize and modify CeO2 and Ag nanoparticles. PLoS One, 9(10), e110709 (16 pp.). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0110709 , Institutional Repository
  • Kroll, A., Gietl, J. K., Wiesmüller, G. A., Günsel, A., Wohlleben, W., Schnekenburger, J., & Klemm, O. (2013). In vitro toxicology of ambient particulate matter: correlation of cellular effects with particle size and components. Environmental Toxicology, 28(2), 76-86. doi.org/10.1002/tox.20699 , Institutional Repository
  • Kroll, A., Kühnel, D., & Schirmer, K. (2013). Testing nanomaterial toxicity in unicellular eukaryotic algae and fish cell lines. In D. Armstrong & D. J. Bharali (Eds.), Methods in molecular biology: Vol. 1028. Oxidative stress and nanotechnology. Methods and protocols (pp. 165-195). doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-475-3_11 , Institutional Repository
  • Stewart, T. J., Traber, J., Kroll, A., Behra, R., & Sigg, L. (2013). Characterization of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) from periphyton using liquid chromatography-organic carbon detection–organic nitrogen detection (LC-OCD-OND). Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 20(5), 3214-3223. doi.org/10.1007/s11356-012-1228-y , Institutional Repository
  • Kroll, A., Pillukat, M. H., Hahn, D., & Schnekenburger, J. (2012). Interference of engineered nanoparticles with in vitro toxicity assays. Archives of Toxicology, 86(7), 1123-1136. doi.org/10.1007/s00204-012-0837-z , Institutional Repository
  • Kroll, A. (2012). Nanobiology-convergence of disciplines inspires great applications. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 69(3), 335-336. doi.org/10.1007/s00018-011-0851-y , Institutional Repository
  • Kroll, A., Dierker, C., Rommel, C., Hahn, D., Wohlleben, W., Schulze-Isfort, C., … Schnekenburger, J. (2011). Cytotoxicity screening of 23 engineered nanomaterials using a test matrix of ten cell lines and three different assays. Particle and Fibre Toxicology, 8(1), 9 (19 pp.). doi.org/10.1186/1743-8977-8-9 , Institutional Repository