Author Archives: WPChef2014

Poster spotlight on neonicotinoids’ effects on leaf-shredding invertebrates presented at SETAC Europe Barcelona 2015

In this post, PhD student Dominic Englert shares his poster „Are neonicotinoids a threat for leaf litter breakdown? A laboratory approach with leaf shredding invertebrates“ that he presented during this year’s SETAC Europe Meeting.

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PhD position at Goethe University Frankfurt

At the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany, a PhD position on “Abundance and Effects of Microplastics in Large Rivers” is currently available. Continue reading

Herbicides and plant communities – field studies instead of single plant pot experiments in new risk assessment approaches

In this post, Carsten Brühl informs about their recent paper on the risk posed by herbicides to non-target plants. Continue reading

Novel particle for groundwater remediation elicits no effects in zebrafish

In this post, Mirco Weil presents his recent paper “The oxidized state of the nanocomposite Carbo-Iron® causes no adverse effects on growth, survival and differential gene expression in zebrafish”. Continue reading

New Master/Diploma thesis in the team “Functional Aquatic Ecotoxicology”

In this post, the team Functional Aquatic Ecotoxicology announces two new thesis topics. Continue reading

Ecotoxicology for developing countries – International Summer Academy on Spatial Ecotoxicology

September 7-20, 2015, Landau’s Institute for Environmental Sciences organizes for the third time the “International Summer Academy on Spatial Ecotoxicology and Ecotoxicological Risk Assessment, Using an Open Community Approach”. Continue reading

Fungicides: a glimpse outside the laboratory

In this post, Diego Fernández informs about their recent paper on in-stream effects of fungicides on litter decomposition. Continue reading

PhD position at Norwegian Institute for Air Research

At the Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU), a PhD position on “Monitoring and modelling of organic contaminants in Nordic and Arctic ecosystems” is currently available. Continue reading

Expert workshop on amphibians and pesticides at EAWAG in Switzerland

In this post, Carsten Brühl reports about a workshop on pesticide effects on amphibians he attended. Continue reading

Looking back #1

In this series of posts, alumni share their experiences gathered during their time in Landau. Today: Waleed Mansour. Continue reading