The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) is hosting the PhD course “My AOP – Practical applications, methods and challenges of Adverse Outcome Pathways in environmental toxicology” in Trondheim from October 15-19, 2018.
A visit at the North American Congress for Conservation Biology 2018
In this post, Verena Sesin reports on her visit at the North American Congress for Conservation Biology (NACCB) in Toronto from July 21-26, 2018, themed “Connecting biodiversity from urban to wild areas by connecting practitioners, managers and researchers”.
Fundamentals of Ecosystem Ecology short course in Millbrook, NY in January 2019
The Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies is offering a short course on “Fundamentals of Ecosystem Ecology” in Millbrook, NY from January 3-16, 2019, designed to provide an intensive overview of ecosystem ecology for graduate and upper level undergraduate students in ecology, environmental studies and related fields.
Workshop on DOM characterization: a hike through fluorescence landscapes
In this post, Patrick Baudy reports on his visit at a workshop for the characterization of fluorescent dissolved organic matter (DOM) at the Technical University of Denmark in Copenhagen.
Predicting mixture toxicity of pesticides – concentration addition is often protective
In this post, Mirco Bundschuh talks about their recent publication “Assessing the effects of field-relevant pesticide mixtures for their compliance with the concentration addition model – an experimental approach with Daphnia magna”.
A visit at the 4th Annual IIES Science and Policy Workshop in Edinburgh – lots of science and a “wee bit” whiskey
In this post, Verena Sesin shares her experiences at the 4th Annual IIES Science and Policy Workshop in Edinburgh from 1-3 July 2018, co-hosted by University of Edinburgh and the International Institute for Environmental Studies (IIES).
Riverine ecosystems under threat – new open access book features a chapter on ecotoxicology by authors from Landau
In this post, Ralf B. Schäfer talks about their recently published book chapter “Ecotoxicology” in the open access book “Riverine Ecosystem Management”.
SERIOR public lecture on chemical mixtures & their risks for humans and environment on July 3rd
The German/French Graduate Academy “Security-Risk-Orientation” (SERIOR) is hosting a public lecture on chemical mixtures and their risks for humans and the environment at Campus Landau on July 3rd, 2018.
Surprisingly, systemic fungicide treatment enhances litter quality for aquatic detritivores
In this post, we talk about our recently published paper “The evil within? Systemic fungicide application in trees enhances litter quality for an aquatic decomposer-detritivore system”.
Environmental and socioeconomic impacts of mosquito control: the European perspective!
In this post, Stefanie Allgeier and Carsten Brühl report about their recently organized workshop on impacts of mosquito control using Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti), which was part of our project “Establishment of a nature conservation-compatible concept for mosquito control”, funded by the German Federal Foundation for the Environment (DBU).