AMEO at the Research Institute and Natural Museum Frankfurt – Hannah Siebert (2024)

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Every Summer Semester, Ecotox Master students do a 2-month internship or AMEO (Applied Module at an External Organization). Today, Hannah Siebert tells us about her AMEO experience at the Research Institute and Natural Museum Frankfurt.

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Master’s in Environmental Pollution Management (Ecotoxicology) 2024 Cohort

The students of the 2024 cohort

Today we welcome the 2024 cohort of the Master’s in Environmental Pollution Management (Ecotoxicology) here in Landau. Starting this October, twenty-two students will study how environmental stressors impact ecosystems, and how these risks can be mitigated.

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Modeling long-term effects of contaminants on non-biting midges (Chironomidae)

Dr. Alessandro Manfrin and his team developed a model to assess the long-term effects of contaminants on non-biting midge populations. Their study showed that exposure to the biological larvicide Bti reduces larval densities and adult emergence across multiple generations.

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How River Macroinvertebrates Across Europe Respond to Common Pollutants

Figure 1: Stream sampling sites for macroinvertebrates across Europe.

Today, Dr Jonathan Jupke tells us about his latest publication, where he and his colleagues explored how river macroinvertebrates across Europe respond to common pollutants, such as copper and imidacloprid, and what these findings mean for environmental risk assessment.

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