In this second part of the ‘Highlights of 2024’, we recap the projects and fieldwork conducted by the research teams at Uni Landau this year.
Continue readingHighlights of 2024 (Part 2)
Highlights of 2024 (Part 1)
In the first part of the ‘Highlights of 2024’, we give our readers a recap of the scientific publications we covered this year.
Continue readingWarm Wishes for the Winter Holidays!
The year 2024 is coming to a close and we want to take a moment to express our gratitude to each of you, for your interest, engagement and participation, that make the EcotoxBlog a vibrant community.
Continue readingFlooding linked with higher contamination in riparian zone
In this blog post, Franziska Fiolka and colleagues discuss their study investigating flooding as a vector for organic pesticides, linking aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. They assessed regularly and rarely flooded riparian plant contamination profiles in small streams around the Upper Rhine valley and found more and higher concentrations of organic pesticides in regularly flooded riparian soil and plants.
Continue readingAMEO at the Research Institute and Natural Museum Frankfurt – Hannah Siebert (2024)
Every Summer Semester, Ecotox Master students do a 2-month internship or AMEO (Applied Module at an External Organization). Today, Hannah Siebert tells us about her AMEO experience at the Research Institute and Natural Museum Frankfurt.
Continue readingMaster’s in Environmental Pollution Management (Ecotoxicology) 2024 Cohort
Today we welcome the 2024 cohort of the Master’s in Environmental Pollution Management (Ecotoxicology) here in Landau. Starting this October, twenty-two students will study how environmental stressors impact ecosystems, and how these risks can be mitigated.
Continue readingAMEO with the Northern Lapwing Project Rheinland-Pfalz – Anne Hofmann (2024)
Every Summer Semester, Ecotox Master students do a 2-month internship or AMEO (Applied Module at an External Organization). Today, Anne Hofmann tells us about her AMEO experience with the Northern Lapwing Project (Kiebitzprojekt) Rheinland-Pfalz at GNOR.
Continue readingAMEO at ECT Öcotoxikologie – Elizaveta Repich (2024)
Every Summer Semester, Ecotox Master students do a 2-month internship or AMEO (Applied Module at an External Organization). Today, Elizaveta Repich tells us about her AMEO experience at ECT Öcotoxikologie
Continue readingModeling long-term effects of contaminants on non-biting midges (Chironomidae)
Dr. Alessandro Manfrin and his team developed a model to assess the long-term effects of contaminants on non-biting midge populations. Their study showed that exposure to the biological larvicide Bti reduces larval densities and adult emergence across multiple generations.
Continue readingAMEO at Eurofins – Timo Fuchs and Jann Baumeyer (2024)
Every Summer Semester, Ecotox Master students do a 2-month internship or AMEO (Applied Module at an External Organization). Today, Timo Fuchs and Jann Baumeyer tell us about their AMEO experience at Eurofins Agroscience Services Ecotox GmbH
Continue reading