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01. March 2011, Topic: Risk Assessment , Aquatic Ecotoxicology

Mixture toxicity: what can research do and what does practice need?

In November 2010, the Ecotox Centre held a workshop to evaluate the state of the art and practical needs in the field of mixture toxicity. The participants discussed the regulatory challenges and formulated the need for action for the future.

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02. February 2011, Topic: Aquatic Ecotoxicology , Risk Assessment

SETAC Symposium on mixture toxicity: Ecotox Centre is co-organiser

SETAC Symposium on mixture toxicity: Ecotox Centre is co-organiser

The Ecotox Centre is the co-organiser of a SETAC Special Science Symposium on the topic of mixture toxicity.

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01. January 0001, Topic:

Do pesticides harm our fish?

Environmentally relevant mixtures of pesticides affect the energy balance of fish, with possible consequences for their longer-term survival. This effect is influenced by higher water temperatures and diseases. Detection of the complex effects with specific biomarkers is promising.

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