A new scientific analysis of toxicity data for the fungicide fluazinam has raised fresh concerns about how pesticides are evaluated in Europe. Researchers found that harmful brain development effects were hidden during the approval process.
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AMEO at the University of Antwerp – Dana Hiett (2025)
Every Summer Semester, Ecotox Master students do a 2-month internship or AMEO (Applied Module at an External Organization). Today, Dana Hiett shares her AMEO experience working on the Ecosphere Research Group at the University of Antwerp.
Continue readingUncovering the impact of antimicrobials on the gut microbiome of invertebrates
A new study examining the effects of an antibiotic, a fungicide, and their mixture on the gut microbiome of Gammarus fossarum found that the antimicrobial exposure altered the relative abundance of bacterial classes within the gut microbiome, with effect directions depending on the type of antimicrobial used.
Continue readingPhD position ‘Harnessing compost microbes for new crop protection products against foliar diseases’
Do you want to develop new sustainable plant protection products based on microorganisms and their metabolites? The University of Basel has an open position for a 4-year PhD position to work on new crop protection products.
Continue readingYear in Review – Part 2
In the second installment of the ‘Year in Review’ series, we give our readers a glimpse of 3 most visited posts in the year 2021.
Continue readingImpact of fungicides on amphibian development & metamorphosis
In this post, Mirco Bundschuh and Carsten Brühl talk about a recent publication assessing the impact of fungicide-induced changes in food quality on the development and metamorphoses of the European common frog (Rana temopraria). This work is published open access in Ecology and Evolution. Relevant data is made available to the research community through dryad.
Continue readingAmphibians are at risk from pesticides in agricultural landscapes
In this post, Christoph Leeb and Elena Adams summarize three new papers on the effects of pesticides on amphibians, which will inform ongoing developments of pesticide testing and environmental risk assessment strategies in the European Union.
Continue readingFungicide exposure induces sensitivity differences in aquatic life stages of frogs
In this post, Carsten Brühl and Elena Adams explain the background to their new published paper on amphibian sensitivity at different aquatic life stages and acute effects from aquatic fungicide exposure.
Continue readingMeet jointPE – A long-term pot experiment of our SystemLink group
In this post, Kai Riess and Verena Rösch highlight a long-term pot experiment to evaluate the effects of anthropogenic stressors on native plants, soil organisms, and rhizosphere properties.
Continue readingSETAC SciCon: Spotlight on our presentations (Part 3)
Our research at University of Koblenz-Landau is going virtual at SETAC SciCon! In this three-part blog series, we highlight several poster and platform presentations of our researchers: Today, find out what Ralf. B. Schäfer, Alexander Feckler, and Eric Bollinger have planned for the conference.
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