In this post, Gabriela Kalcikova talks about their recently published paper “Wastewater treatment plant effluents as source of cosmetic polyethylene microbeads to freshwater”.
Cosmetics as a source of microplastics for freshwater ecosystems
Category Archives: Research
Environmental friendliness of mosquito control with Bti questioned
In this post, Carsten Brühl informs about their recently published paper “Decreasing Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis sensitivity of Chironomus riparius larvae with age indicates potential environmental risk for mosquito control”.
At the pulse of time: transient effects may obscure biological effect monitoring
In this post, we talk about our recently published paper “Transient effects following peak exposures towards pesticides – an explanation for the unresponsiveness of in situ measured functional variables”.
A short pulse with long-lasting effects
In this post, Matthias Wieczorek talks about their recently published paper “Structural and functional effects of a short-term pyrethroid pulse exposure on invertebrates in outdoor stream mesocosms”.
Young Water Researchers’ Symposium on November 24th
RWTH Aachen University is hosting the first Annual Young Water Researchers’ Symposium for PhD and advanced master’s students on November 24th, 2017. The one-day meeting aims at connecting young researchers and professionals in the area of water-related research.
Exposure history-dependent effects on ecosystem functioning in streams
In this post, Alexander Feckler talks about their recently published paper “History matters: heterotrophic microbial community structure and function adapt to multiple stressors”.
Recent paper published on Amphibian population genetics in agricultural landscapes
In this post, Kathrin Theissinger and Carsten Brühl inform about their recent paper “Amphibian population genetics in agricultural landscapes: does viniculture drive the population structuring of the European common frog (Rana temporaria)?”.
Carryover of pesticide effects to non-polluted patches
In this post, Ralf Schäfer talks about their recently published paper “Assessing recovery of stream insects from pesticides using a two-patch metapopulation model”.
Oil spills in marine systems – a freely accessible virtual issue
In this post, we briefly highlight the efforts of Mace G. Barron, a guest editor with the Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, who organized a virtual issue on research targeting oil spills, which is freely accessible during August 2017.
Waste water treatment plants contribute to pesticide toxicity in agricultural catchments
In this post, Trong Dieu Hien Le talks about their recently published paper “Contribution of waste water treatment plants to pesticide toxicity in agriculture catchments”.