The German Federal Environment Agency (UBA) offers a research position to investigate the effects and fate of substances using its mesocosm facility in Berlin.
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Aquatic herbicide diquat threatens native plants at ecologically relevant doses
In this post, Verena Sesin talks about their recent publication “Macrophytes are highly sensitive to the herbicide diquat dibromide in test systems of varying complexity”.
Ecotox Facilities III: Landau Stream Mesocosm Facility
In this series of posts, we present you some of the equipment and facilities we use to assess the fate and environmental impacts of chemical stressors. This time: The Landau Stream Mesocosm Facility.
42 days set-up, 42 days mesocosm study
Large-scale experiments give us a more realistic idea of pesticide toxicity than single-species tests. Mesocosm studies for example simulate natural ecosystems and can include several trophic levels, which help us to detect both direct and indirect pesticide effects. However, large scale means large workload. In the scope of my master thesis I set up and performed a mesocosm experiment at the National Wildlife Research Center in Ottawa, Canada. Follow me through my 10 steps of set-up.
Ecotox Facilities II: Laboratory floodplain mesocosm system
In this new series of posts we present you some of the equipment and facilities we use to assess the fate and environmental impacts of chemical stressors. This time Sandra Kurtz, Dr.-Ing. George, and Prof. Dr. Schaumann present the Laboratory floodplain mesocosm system.
Environmental impact of Bti used in mosquito control on food webs
In this post, Anna Kästel and Stefanie Allgeier talk about our recently finished outdoor mesocosm study dealing with the potential effects of Bacillus thurinigiensis israelensis (Bti) application on an exemplary wetland ecosystem. Continue reading
AMEO #2: Diving into the aquatic world
For the “Applied Module at External Organizations” (AMEO) the 2nd semester Ecotox students complete an eight-week internship, either performed at an external university, governmental or industrial research institute to apply the competences achieved during their study. Several students used this opportunity to explore new places in Germany, others went out into the big, wide world. This time, Elena Adams tells us about her internship at Bayer CropScience in Monheim, Germany.
Visit of the Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate
Last Thursday, Malu Dreyer, the Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate, visited the Campus Landau.
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