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Training course for tire industry

18. November 2024, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology Soil Ecotoxicology Sediment Ecotoxicology Risk Assessment

Training course for tire industry

Last week, we welcomed around 20 representatives of leading tire manufacturers from the Tire Industry Project (TIP) for a two-day training course on ecotoxicology. The Ecotox Centre has been studying the ecotoxicity of tirewear particles since 2019 in a comprehensive project funded by TIP, an initiative of leading tire companies under the umbrella of the WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Project partners are Eawag’s Department of Environmental Toxicology and EPFL's Central Environmental Laboratory.

The course introduced the fundamentals of ecotoxicology, ecotoxicity testing and risk assessment, as well as more advanced methods such as biomarkers and bioanalytical approaches. In addition, the participants received an introduction to the Ecotox Centre and Eawag and a guided tour to the ecotoxicological laboratories, the mass spectrometry facilities, and the experimental ponds.

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