In this post, our new student blogger Adnan says hello. Continue reading
My start in Landau
42 days set-up, 42 days mesocosm study
Large-scale experiments give us a more realistic idea of pesticide toxicity than single-species tests. Mesocosm studies for example simulate natural ecosystems and can include several trophic levels, which help us to detect both direct and indirect pesticide effects. However, large scale means large workload. In the scope of my master thesis I set up and performed a mesocosm experiment at the National Wildlife Research Center in Ottawa, Canada. Follow me through my 10 steps of set-up.
Successful Start Scholarship awarded to Ecotox student
Every year applicants from abroad who are accepted on one of our international master’s programs – like Ecotoxicology – can apply for a Successful Start Scholarship. Continue reading
Ecotox Facilities II: Laboratory floodplain mesocosm system
In this new series of posts we present you some of the equipment and facilities we use to assess the fate and environmental impacts of chemical stressors. This time Sandra Kurtz, Dr.-Ing. George, and Prof. Dr. Schaumann present the Laboratory floodplain mesocosm system.
Welcome to our new international Ecotox students!
A few weeks ago, the winter semester started. And we were happy to welcome many new international students on campus Landau – including 18 Ecotox students. Continue reading
Trifels Summer School 2016
In this post, Alisa Melnikova provides some insights from this year’s Trifels Summer School that took place a few weeks ago.
We celebrate our 200th post!!!
Did you notice that this morning’s post was our 200th? No worries, we did 🙂 Time to say thanks to all those who made this possible! Continue reading
How to improve European water bodies?
In this post, Ralf B. Schäfer reports on a recent paper that he co-authored with a large consortium of European scientists. Continue reading
Midsummer science
I am Jacob, 21 years old, and I just completed 3 semesters of studying Environmental Sciences in Landau. The moment when Mirco Bundschuh offered me to come to Sweden and work on his new and interesting project I knew I want to pause one semester to not miss this opportunity. Packed with 3 cooling boxes filled with frozen leaf material, I flew over to Sweden into my first adventurous internship abroad, which should become an exciting time to keep in mind.
Ecotox Facilities I: Laboratory Stream Microcosm Facility
In this new series of posts we present you some of the equipment and facilities we use to assess the fate and environmental impacts of chemical stressors. We start with the Landau Laboratory Stream Microcosm Facility.