In this post, Mirco Bundschuh and Carsten Brühl talk about a recent publication assessing the impact of fungicide-induced changes in food quality on the development and metamorphoses of the European common frog (Rana temopraria). This work is published open access in Ecology and Evolution. Relevant data is made available to the research community through dryad.
Continue readingWater Quality in European Surface Waters – A Spatial Complex (Part 3)
Jakob Wolfram talks about how water quality in Europe is affected by spatial factors and how they contribute to quality impairments for different organism groups. His research on “Water Quality and Ecological Risks in European Surface Waters – Monitoring Improves While Water Quality Decreases” is published in Environment International.
Continue readingWater Quality in European Surface Waters – A Risky Situation (Part 2)
Jakob Wolfram talks about how water quality in Europe changed over time for different species groups and identifies the actors responsible for the deteriorated water quality. His research on “Water Quality and Ecological Risks in European Surface Waters – Monitoring Improves While Water Quality Decreases” is published in Environment International.
Continue readingWater Quality in European Surface Waters – Finding stories in big data (Part 1)
Jakob Wolfram talks about analyzing a large monitoring dataset to understand how water quality in Europe changed over time, how these trends affect different species groups, and which factors contribute to deteriorated water quality. His research on “Water Quality and Ecological Risks in European Surface Waters – Monitoring Improves While Water Quality Decreases” is published in Environment International.
Continue readingDeveloping a global science-policy body on chemicals and waste – You can sign on!
For the first time, the United Nations Environment Programme is going to make chemical pollution, similarly to climate change and biodiversity, a priority topic in 2022–2025. The International Panel on Chemical Pollution (IPCP) invites you to voice your support for establishing a global science-policy body on chemicals and waste.
Continue readingAgriculture without paradises? Low intensity agriculture and pesticide use in Eastern Europe
In this post, Verena Schreiner talks about a recently published paper on pesticide pollution in a European region with considerable amount of traditional agriculture.
Continue readingAutumn school “Dynamic Modelling of Toxic Effects” in Sept-Oct 2021 (online & in-person in Denmark)
Participants will learn how to analyse (eco)toxicity data, mechanistically and with explicit modelling of temporal aspects. The pre-course online lectures run from Sept 13 – Oct 13, 1:30-4:30 PM CET; the in-person training takes place on Oct 18-22 in Denmark (optional).
Continue readingColloquium on Governing Chemicals at OECD on March 3, 2021
ECo-Series and ECORISK2050 host a free online colloquium on “Toxicological Trade Barriers: Governing Chemicals at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development” with Colleen Lanier Christensen (Harvard University) on March 3, 2021, 3-4 PM CET.
Continue readingInsect decline? A critical discussion from a freshwater perspective – Talk on Feb 3, 2021, at 6 PM MET
Prof. Dr. Ralf B. Schäfer of Uni Koblenz-Landau will give a talk on the current research and debates surrounding insect decline, with focus on the key drivers, trends among aquatic versus terrestrial insects, the role of pollutants, and mitigation measures.
Continue readingAmphibians are at risk from pesticides in agricultural landscapes
In this post, Christoph Leeb and Elena Adams summarize three new papers on the effects of pesticides on amphibians, which will inform ongoing developments of pesticide testing and environmental risk assessment strategies in the European Union.
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