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Impact of combined chemical stress on trophic interactions

In this post, Mirco Bundschuh highlights the results of his recent paper “Interactive effects of an insecticide and a fungicide on different organism groups and ecosystem functioning in a stream detrital food web”.

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This entry was posted in Research and tagged functional aquatic ecotoxicology, fungicide, heterotrophic food web, insecticide, leaf litter, M. Bundschuh on March 24, 2017 by Danisa Lione.

Unexpected effects of antibiotics on leaf shredding detritivores

In this post, Mirco Bundschuh highlights the results of their recent paper “Antibiotic mixture effects on growth of the leaf-shredding stream detritivore Gammarus fossarum”.

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This entry was posted in Research and tagged antibiotic, antimicrobial, functional aquatic ecotoxicology, heterotrophic food web, leaf litter, M. Bundschuh, pharmaceutical, Schulz on March 17, 2017 by Danisa Lione.

Get to know the MSc Ecotoxicology program!

How to apply? Research fields? Career prospects? And where is Landau? Join the Webinar on 20th March and find out more about the international, English-taught MSc Ecotoxicology, and studying at the University of Koblenz-Landau.

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This entry was posted in Event, Masters program and tagged introduction, masters program, webinar, welcome center on March 13, 2017 by Danisa Lione.

Interdisciplinary SERIOR Summer School 2017

From June 19 to 23 the Interdisciplinary SERIOR Summer School 2017 will take place in Annweiler. This year’s topic: “Cross-border Risk Management”.

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This entry was posted in Workshop/Meeting/Summer School and tagged SERIOR on March 2, 2017 by WPChef2014.

Master Ecotoxicology presented on Uniblog

In a recent post on the University of Koblenz-Landau’s Uniblog, our master program in Ecotoxicology was presented by first-semester student Gerlind Lohff. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Masters program and tagged Uniblog on February 22, 2017 by WPChef2014.

Which pesticide mixtures occur frequently in streams?

In this post, Verena Schreiner talks about her paper “Pesticide mixtures in streams of several European countries and the USA”. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Research and tagged exposure, mixture toxicity, monitoring, pesticide, Schäfer, Schreiner, Szöcs on February 21, 2017 by WPChef2014.

Exhibition – University of Koblenz-Landau Goes International

In December the Welcome Center Landau and the University shop opened the exhibition University of Koblenz-Landau Goes International. Since then the portraits of several international students who are studying at our campus in Landau can be seen in building K, in the corridor on ground floor. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Cultural and tagged welcome center on February 1, 2017 by Danisa Lione.

Neonicotinoids falling from trees

In this post, we talk about our recently published paper: “Modeling Remobilization of Neonicotinoid Residues from Tree Foliage in Streams – A Relevant Exposure Pathway in Risk Assessment?“

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This entry was posted in Research and tagged Bakanov, Englert, insecticide, leaf litter, M. Bundschuh, Schulz, systemic, Zubrod on January 26, 2017 by WPChef2014.

Past, Presence and Future of Environmental Risk Assessment within the EU – where are we going?

Student blogger Lara and Prof. Ralf Schäfer report from the EFSA’s Conference “Environmental risk assessment of pesticides: 25 years of scientific advancements since the adoption of Directive 91/414/EEC”.

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This entry was posted in Event and tagged Conference, EFSA, environmental risk assessment, Schäfer, student blogger on January 23, 2017 by Danisa Lione.

Fungicides: do environmentally relevant concentrations affect reproduction in leaf-shredders?

In this post, Patrick Baudy reports on their recent paper on reproductive effects of fungicides in shredders.

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This entry was posted in Research and tagged Baudy, ecosystem functioning, effect, functional aquatic ecotoxicology, fungicide, Konschak, M. Bundschuh, mixture toxicity, Schulz, shredder, Zubrod on January 13, 2017 by WPChef2014.

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