The International Knowledge Hub Against Plastic Pollution (IKHAPP) will hold a webinar tomorrow (December 2) at 2:00 PM (GMT).
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Author Archives: Danisa Lione
Research Assistant / PhD offer in Aquatic Ecotoxicology at the Federal Institute of Hydrology
The BfG (Federal Institute of Hydrology) is looking for a research assistant in the department of Biochemistry / Ecotoxicology in Koblenz.
Continue readingPosition as Research Assistant in R programming and R Shiny apps at University of Potsdam
The Institute for Biochemistry and Biology at the University of Potsdam is looking for a research assistant in R and Shiny app programming as a part of outreach activities.
Continue readingCan clay minerals make copper oxide nanoparticles toxic?
In this blogpost by Jonas Fischer, springtails were exposed to copper oxide nanoparticles at realistic field concentrations in four soils of varying properties. Toxic effects occurred only in loamy soils and mostly at the lowest test concentrations. Reduced nanoparticle agglomeration and clay-nanoparticle interactions were considered being responsible for this observation.
Continue readingPosition as Scientific Worker in Aquatic Ecotoxicology at Goethe University (Frankfurt am Main)
The Institute for Ecology, Evolution and Diversity at Goethe University is looking for a scientific employee in the Aquatic Ecotoxicology department.
Continue readingThe nematode that senses contaminants
This blogpost is a guest contribution from researchers at European centre of excellence for sustainable water technology (Wetsus) in the Netherlands. In this post, Antoine Karengera talks about their recently published paper dealing with the potential use of the nematode – Caenorhabditis elegans – as a test organism for detecting toxic potencies of pollutants in water sources.
Continue readingMicrobial intermediaries: bacteria induce warring fungi to team-up
In this post, Patrick Baudy reports on his recently published paper “Fungal-fungal and fungal-bacterial interactions in aquatic decomposer communities: bacteria promote fungal diversity”.
Continue readingAquatic Biofilms—Sink or Source of Microplastics?
In this post, Gabriela Kalčikova talks about her recently published paper on microplastics being a source or sink for aquatic biofilms. Microplastics interact with aquatic biofilms, which crucially impacts the fate and behavior of microplastics in aquatic ecosystems.
Continue readingEcotoxBlog welcomes newbies of Master’s in Environmental Pollution Management (Ecotoxicology)
In this post, Carsten Brühl and Jakob Wolfram welcome the cohort 2021 of the Master’s in Environmental Pollution Management (Ecotoxicology) here in Landau. Eleven students will study how environmental stressors can adversely impact our environments and how these risks can be alleviated.
Continue readingA mini-review of process-based food web models and their application in aquatic-terrestrial meta-ecosystems
In this post, Stephen Osakpolor talks about his review of process-based food web models for both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystem. These models are essential for understanding how stressors affect the interconnected environments.
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