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05. 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.
Read more14. November 2013, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Soil Ecotoxicology , Sediment Ecotoxicology , Risk Assessment
SETAC Europe 2014 in Basel
The Ecotox Centre participates in the organisation of the next annual meeting of SETAC Europe, which will be held in Basel on May 11th-15th, 2014.
Read more01. October 2013, Topic: Sediment Ecotoxicology , Soil Ecotoxicology
News group leader for sediment and soil ecotoxicology
On 1 October Benoit Ferrari started as the new team leader for sediment and soil ecotoxicology at the Ecotox Centre in Lausanne.
Read more25. July 2013, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Soil Ecotoxicology
Encapsulated biocides are less toxic
Biocides in façade render prevent the growth of algae and fungi, but are also washed out into the environment with the rain.
Read more05. July 2013, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Soil Ecotoxicology , Sediment Ecotoxicology
Ecotoxicity of rare earth elements
Rare earth elements is the common name given to 15 chemically similar periodic elements of the lanthanide family, scandium and yttrium.
Read more25. May 2013, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Risk Assessment
New database on environmental quality standards
In the assessment of water quality, many countries specify limits for individual substances based on ecotoxicological data — so-called environmental quality standards (EQS), which ca, however, differ considerably from one country to another.
Read more23. May 2013, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Soil Ecotoxicology , Sediment Ecotoxicology , Risk Assessment
New info sheets on radionuclides and fracking
The Ecotox Centre has prepared two new info sheets on current topics. The info sheet on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) reviews the current state of scientific knowledge and describes potential impacts on groundwater and surface waters. The other factsheet provides information on the fate of radionuclides in ecosystems and their effects on organisms.
Read more20. May 2013, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Risk Assessment
Ecotox Centre informs council of states committee
When the Council of States Committee for Science, Education and Culture CSEC visited Eawag, Etienne Vermeirssen presented the Ecotox Centre's work.
Read more15. May 2013, Topic: Sediment Ecotoxicology
Ecotox Centre member of SedNet steering group
SedNet is a European network aimed at incorporating sediment issues and knowledge into European strategies to support the achievement of a good environmental status and to develop new tools for sediment management.
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