We were working on this for quite some time and now it finally aired: the first two clips of the video curriculum for the Master program in Ecotoxicology are available on YouTube. Continue reading
BECT update
In this post, Erin Bennett, the Editor-in-Chief of the Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, gives an update on the journal’s anniversary. Continue reading
Neglected Risks – Erosion Rills Compromise Regulatory Pesticide Exposure Assessment
In this post, Sebastian Stehle informs about their recent paper “Erosion rills offset the efficacy of vegetated buffer strips to mitigate pesticide exposure in surface waters“.
What’s up with Queich water quality?
Landau and its small river the Queich just belong together. Concerned about the river’s water quality, the masters students of Ecotoxicology investigated the influence of wastewater treatment sewage inlets within the scope of the optional module “Water Analysis Lab Course”.
Leisure time – Visit the Center for Art and Media (ZKM) Museum Karlsruhe: The Exo-Evolution exhibition
In this post, Carsten Brühl tells us about an exciting science exhibition near Landau. Continue reading
Landau goes Metabarcoding
In this post Anna Kästel and Kathrin Theissinger inform you what the new year brings: a new method for DNA based analyzing of environmental samples (metabarcoding), cooperations with the University of Duisburg- Essen and the University of Eastern Finland and hopefully exciting results about the sensitivity of chironomids to Bti!
EcotoxBlog’s finest – most popular posts 2015!
The year 2015 is over, time to look back. In this article, we present your top 15 posts of the last year. Continue reading
Merry Christmas!
The BlogTeam and all members of Landau’s Institute for Environmental Sciences wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Continue reading
What goes around comes around – feces in aquatic ecosystems
In this post, Mirco Bundschuh talks about their recently published paper “An ecological and ecotoxicological perspective on fine particulate organic matter in streams”. Continue reading
Christmas in Germany, Weihnachten?!
In this post, student blogger Kym shares her experiences gathered on German christmas markets. Continue reading