The Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) is hiring an expert in ecotoxicology of crop protection products.
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SETAC 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.
Continue readingGraphing Ecotoxicology
In this article, Jakob Wolfram talks about their recent publication “Graphing Ecotoxicology: The MAGIC graph for Linking Environmental Data on Chemicals”. This work detailed how a novel database structure was used to manage, aggregate, and harmonize different environmental databases in order to address large-scale environmental issues.
Continue readingToads could be exposed to pesticides when moving through agricultural landscapes
In this post, Christoph Leeb talks about his recently published paper on amphibian presence in a vineyard in Southern Germany and potential exposure risk to pesticides.
Continue readingDiverse & Exciting: How Landau’s research could contribute to the success of SETAC Toronto (Part 1)
In this post, Jakob Wolfram reports on how Landau researchers contributed to the 40th Annual SETAC North America conference in Toronto from November 3-7, 2019.
Continue reading15 PhD positions in Mercury Research across Europe
The Global Mercury Observation Training Network in Support of the Minamata Convention is offering 15 early stage researcher positions across Europe.
Continue readingUrban Pesticide Uses in the U.S. – A Risk for Aquatic Ecosystems?
In this post, Sebastian Stehle informs about their recent paper “Aquatic pesticide exposure in the U.S. as a result of non-agricultural uses“.
Continue readingScience in Seoul: A visit at the 5th Annual IIES Science & Policy Workshop
Suitcase packed, 14-hour flight, welcome to Seoul! In this post, Verena reports on her experiences at the 5th Annual IIES Science & Policy Workshop at Korea University in November 2019.
Continue readingScientist position in Environmental Toxicology at Uni Trier
University of Trier is looking for a scientist in environmental toxicology and chemical risk assessment.
Continue readingBiodiversity crisis in agricultural landscapes: Caused by insufficient testing of pesticides?
In this post, Carsten Brühl discusses their recently published paper “Biodiversity decline as an inappropriate environmental risk assessment of pesticides”.
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