AMEO experience – NIVA, Oslo (Norway), Anastasia Manjavidze (2023)

In this blogpost, Anastasia Manjavidze shares her internship experience at NIVA, Oslo (Norway). 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! 

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Highlights of 2023 (Part 2)

In this second and final installment of the ‘Highlights of 2023’ series, we give our readers a glance of another 3 most visited posts in this year. 

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Highlights of 2023 (Part 1)

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. 

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AMEO experience – nEcoTox, Germany – Veronica Rodriguez and Lorenz Witt (2023)

In this blogpost, Veronica Rodriguez and Lorenz Witt share their internship experience at nEcoTox, Germany. 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 Germany. 

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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.

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AMEO experience – Eurofins Agroscience (Non-target arthropods) – Karla Fernanda González (2023)

In this blogpost, Karla Fernanda González shares her internship experience at Eurofins. 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 Germany. 

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EcotoxBlog hiring new Editor and Social Media Manager starting February 2024

M. Sandhya, our current Editor and Social Media Manager, is beginning a new chapter in her life, thus the EcotoxBlog is looking for a new Editor and Social Media Manager, starting February 2024. Please note that only affiliates of the RPTU (Campus Landau) are eligible for this position.

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AMEO experience – Federal Environment Agency, Germany – Beatrice Mah (2023)

In this blogpost, Beatrice Mah shares her internship experience at Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt), Germany. 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 Germany. 

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