In the first part of the ‘Highlights of 2023’ series, we give our readers a glance of 3 most visited posts about scientific publications in this year.
Continue readingHighlights of 2023 (Part 1)
Tag Archives: pesticides
Troubled Water: Pesticides are Long-Term Pollutants of European Surface Waters
In this blogpost, Larissa Herrmann talks about her latest research on pesticide reoccurrence in European surface waters, revealing that over 76% of compounds reoccur in aquatic ecosystems, with 40% previously unknown for long-term pollution. Her study, conservative in scope, highlights the need to reassess environmental risks, emphasizing the importance of understanding the long-term occurrence of pesticide impacts on water ecosystems.
Continue readingPhD position in Ecological Modelling at Eawag
The Department of Systems Analysis, Integrated Assessment and Modelling (Siam) located in Dübendorf (Zurich) is offering a PhD position in the field of ecological modelling. The position is planned to start in January 2024.
Continue readingARTE documentary ‘How Chemical Giants Destroyed our Ecosystem’
In this blog post, Carolina Honert is recommending the ARTE documentary ‘How Chemical Giants Destroyed our Ecosystem’.
Continue readingShould we go the easy way? Realism in decomposition studies
Decomposition of organic matter is a critical function in streams and is important for their food webs. Because of this, organic matter decomposition is the subject of many studies. In this blog post, Verena Schreiner talks about a recently published paper in which decomposition was analysed using different substrates.
Continue readingThe Impact of Pesticides on Biodiversity: A Case Study of Banana Production in Costa Rica
In this blog post, Carsten Brühl is explaining the background and findings of a review produced together with colleagues of the Central American Institute for Studies on Toxic Substances (IRET) at Universidad Nacional (UNA), in Costa Rica that focusses on pesticide use in banana plantations and addresses exposure and effects in environment and human health. The review is the result of a DFG – Conare collaboration funding.
Continue readingAMEO experience: IRET-UNA in Costa Rica – Lukas Reinhard (2022)
In this blogpost, Lukas Reinhard shares his internship experience at the Central American Institute of Studies on Toxic Substances (IRET) of Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica. Students of the Environmental Pollution Management (Ecotoxicology) Program complete an 8-week internship each year, the so-called “AMEO”. The AMEO is performed either at an external university, governmental or industrial research institute where students learn to apply the competences achieved during their study. Students also use this opportunity to travel and explore not only Germany, but also other countries.
Continue readingActually protected? Pesticides in nature conservation areas
In this blogpost, Jakob Wolfram talks about his recent study “Pesticide occurrence in protected surface waters in nature conservation areas of Germany”. In the study, he analyzed millions of records detailing the occurrence of pesticides in surface waters. The study showed that pesticides frequently occur in strictly protected nature conservation areas and could jeopardize their ecological integrity.
Continue readingGlimpse of 2022 (Part 2)
In this second installment of the ‘Glimpse of the year 2022’ series, we give our readers a glance of another 3 most visited posts in this year.
Continue readingGlimpse of 2022 (Part 1)
In the first part of the ‘Glimpse of the year 2022’ series, we give our readers a glance of 3 most visited posts about scientific publications in this year.
Continue reading