The EcotoxBlog
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This is the official Bluesky account of The EcotoxBlog, sharing Ecotoxicology news (ecotox-blog.uni-landau.de)
We are part of the Institute of Environmental Sciences, RPTU
We are part of the Institute of Environmental Sciences, RPTU
The RIFCON GmbH wildlife team, located in Hirschberg and Ludwigshafen, Germany, is looking for an ecologist passionate about assessing potential risks of pesticides exposed to wild birds and mammals in the agrarian landscape🦅🐁
Read more here 👉 rptu.de/s/ucsvtn
Read more here 👉 rptu.de/s/ucsvtn
November 19, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The RIFCON GmbH wildlife team, located in Hirschberg and Ludwigshafen, Germany, is looking for an ecologist passionate about assessing potential risks of pesticides exposed to wild birds and mammals in the agrarian landscape🦅🐁
Read more here 👉 rptu.de/s/ucsvtn
Read more here 👉 rptu.de/s/ucsvtn
The Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science at Charles University in Prague, is seeking a motivated PhD student to assess the ecological interactions of coexisting cryptic Gammarus species🦐🌊
Read more here 👉 rptu.de/s/gxhdsw
Read more here 👉 rptu.de/s/gxhdsw
November 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science at Charles University in Prague, is seeking a motivated PhD student to assess the ecological interactions of coexisting cryptic Gammarus species🦐🌊
Read more here 👉 rptu.de/s/gxhdsw
Read more here 👉 rptu.de/s/gxhdsw
Join Pablo da Silva Pena as he shares his AMEO experience working at Hydra Marine Sciences in Bühl.🔬🪸🧫
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/rpmknw
#AMEO #aquatic #ecotoxicology #biodegradation
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/rpmknw
#AMEO #aquatic #ecotoxicology #biodegradation
November 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Join Pablo da Silva Pena as he shares his AMEO experience working at Hydra Marine Sciences in Bühl.🔬🪸🧫
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/rpmknw
#AMEO #aquatic #ecotoxicology #biodegradation
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/rpmknw
#AMEO #aquatic #ecotoxicology #biodegradation
The BUND has detected high PFAS levels in 42 out of 46 drinking water samples collected from households across Germany. They now call for a comprehensive PFAS restriction and consistent application of the polluter pays principle to protect drinking water💧🚰🧪
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/mqroyw
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/mqroyw
November 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The BUND has detected high PFAS levels in 42 out of 46 drinking water samples collected from households across Germany. They now call for a comprehensive PFAS restriction and consistent application of the polluter pays principle to protect drinking water💧🚰🧪
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/mqroyw
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/mqroyw
Join Yugeshini as she recounts her AMEO experience working at the BASF SE Experimental Ecology Department in Frankenthal.🔬🦐🧪
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/sczupd
#ameo #aquatic #ecotoxicology #macroinvertebrate
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/sczupd
#ameo #aquatic #ecotoxicology #macroinvertebrate
October 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Join Yugeshini as she recounts her AMEO experience working at the BASF SE Experimental Ecology Department in Frankenthal.🔬🦐🧪
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/sczupd
#ameo #aquatic #ecotoxicology #macroinvertebrate
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/sczupd
#ameo #aquatic #ecotoxicology #macroinvertebrate
Join Dana Hiett as she shares her AMEO experience working within the Ecosphere Research Group at the University of Antwerp🔬💧🧪🦐
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/eophrc
#ameo #freshwater #ecotoxicology
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/eophrc
#ameo #freshwater #ecotoxicology
October 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Join Dana Hiett as she shares her AMEO experience working within the Ecosphere Research Group at the University of Antwerp🔬💧🧪🦐
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/eophrc
#ameo #freshwater #ecotoxicology
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/eophrc
#ameo #freshwater #ecotoxicology
Join Tithi Paul as she shares her AMEO experience working on the ExStream project within the RESIST - a Collaborative Research Centre at Roßbach, Biebergemünd.
Read here 👉rptu.de/s/dcmgsz
#ameo #freshwater #ecotoxicology #macroinvertebrate
Read here 👉rptu.de/s/dcmgsz
#ameo #freshwater #ecotoxicology #macroinvertebrate
October 24, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Join Tithi Paul as she shares her AMEO experience working on the ExStream project within the RESIST - a Collaborative Research Centre at Roßbach, Biebergemünd.
Read here 👉rptu.de/s/dcmgsz
#ameo #freshwater #ecotoxicology #macroinvertebrate
Read here 👉rptu.de/s/dcmgsz
#ameo #freshwater #ecotoxicology #macroinvertebrate
In an effort to align #EUPolicy with #ScientificEvidence, >2000 scientists signed an open letter to EU heads of state and government ahead of the #EuropeanCouncil on 23 October this week. Read the full letter zenodo.org/records/1739... or our short summary rptu.de/s/mgfazw.
October 22, 2025 at 11:13 AM
In an effort to align #EUPolicy with #ScientificEvidence, >2000 scientists signed an open letter to EU heads of state and government ahead of the #EuropeanCouncil on 23 October this week. Read the full letter zenodo.org/records/1739... or our short summary rptu.de/s/mgfazw.
The Institute of Environmental Science (CML) at Leiden University is looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated PhD-candidate who is eager to study the ecotoxicological safety of nano-embedded medicines and their degradation products 🔬🧪💊
Read more 👉 rptu.de/s/veoduc
Read more 👉 rptu.de/s/veoduc
October 18, 2025 at 9:54 AM
The Institute of Environmental Science (CML) at Leiden University is looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated PhD-candidate who is eager to study the ecotoxicological safety of nano-embedded medicines and their degradation products 🔬🧪💊
Read more 👉 rptu.de/s/veoduc
Read more 👉 rptu.de/s/veoduc
Join Sarumi Oluwafemi as he recounts his AMEO experience at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) in Leipzig, working with the Department of Ecotoxicology (Systems-Ecotoxicology Working Group)🔬🧪.
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/mrehnc
#ameo #aquatic #ecotoxicology #macroinvertebrate
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/mrehnc
#ameo #aquatic #ecotoxicology #macroinvertebrate
October 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Join Sarumi Oluwafemi as he recounts his AMEO experience at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) in Leipzig, working with the Department of Ecotoxicology (Systems-Ecotoxicology Working Group)🔬🧪.
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/mrehnc
#ameo #aquatic #ecotoxicology #macroinvertebrate
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/mrehnc
#ameo #aquatic #ecotoxicology #macroinvertebrate
Join Ramona as she recounts her #internship experience at the School of Life Sciences in Switzerland, where she joined the Environmental #Biotechnology research group to work on the #bioremediation of pharmaceuticals 💊
Read the full post here 👉 rptu.de/s/qfnupd
Read the full post here 👉 rptu.de/s/qfnupd
October 8, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Join Ramona as she recounts her #internship experience at the School of Life Sciences in Switzerland, where she joined the Environmental #Biotechnology research group to work on the #bioremediation of pharmaceuticals 💊
Read the full post here 👉 rptu.de/s/qfnupd
Read the full post here 👉 rptu.de/s/qfnupd
The Department of Plant and Environmental Science, Section for Environmental Chemistry and Physics, invites applicants for a PhD fellowship in “The effect of formulations of dsRNA based pesticides on non-target species”🔬🧪🧬
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/dwfupz
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/dwfupz
October 3, 2025 at 9:16 AM
The Department of Plant and Environmental Science, Section for Environmental Chemistry and Physics, invites applicants for a PhD fellowship in “The effect of formulations of dsRNA based pesticides on non-target species”🔬🧪🧬
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/dwfupz
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/dwfupz
Join Adetola Adebowale as he shares his AMEO experience in the Invertebrate and Residue Field Studies department at RIFCON GmbH in Hirschberg🐝🪱🕷️🌱.
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/svtnkr
#AMEO #Bees #earthworms #plant #effectmodelling #GLP
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/svtnkr
#AMEO #Bees #earthworms #plant #effectmodelling #GLP
October 1, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Join Adetola Adebowale as he shares his AMEO experience in the Invertebrate and Residue Field Studies department at RIFCON GmbH in Hirschberg🐝🪱🕷️🌱.
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/svtnkr
#AMEO #Bees #earthworms #plant #effectmodelling #GLP
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/svtnkr
#AMEO #Bees #earthworms #plant #effectmodelling #GLP
A new study examining the effects of an antibiotic, a fungicide, and their mixture on the gut microbiome of Gammarus fossarum found that antimicrobial exposure altered the relative abundance of the gut microbiome bacterial classes💊🦐☠️
Read more👉 rptu.de/s/fmvkcz
#antibiotics#fungicide#gutmicrobiome
Read more👉 rptu.de/s/fmvkcz
#antibiotics#fungicide#gutmicrobiome
September 27, 2025 at 11:28 AM
A new study examining the effects of an antibiotic, a fungicide, and their mixture on the gut microbiome of Gammarus fossarum found that antimicrobial exposure altered the relative abundance of the gut microbiome bacterial classes💊🦐☠️
Read more👉 rptu.de/s/fmvkcz
#antibiotics#fungicide#gutmicrobiome
Read more👉 rptu.de/s/fmvkcz
#antibiotics#fungicide#gutmicrobiome
A new study investigating temporal and spatial trends in pesticide pressure in France from 2008 to 2022, using the Total Applied Toxicity (TAT), highlights the importance of TAT for evaluating pesticide pressure and identifying areas for mitigation strategies.
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/hswkzn
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/hswkzn
September 24, 2025 at 9:15 AM
A new study investigating temporal and spatial trends in pesticide pressure in France from 2008 to 2022, using the Total Applied Toxicity (TAT), highlights the importance of TAT for evaluating pesticide pressure and identifying areas for mitigation strategies.
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/hswkzn
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/hswkzn
The RPTU Landau and the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research (UFZ) offers a PhD student position in Soil chemistry, with the earliest possible starting date in January 2026 and a project duration of 3 years🌱🔬🧪
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/fsxenc
#phdposition #soilchemistry #carboncycling
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/fsxenc
#phdposition #soilchemistry #carboncycling
September 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The RPTU Landau and the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research (UFZ) offers a PhD student position in Soil chemistry, with the earliest possible starting date in January 2026 and a project duration of 3 years🌱🔬🧪
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/fsxenc
#phdposition #soilchemistry #carboncycling
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/fsxenc
#phdposition #soilchemistry #carboncycling
Join Krishna Venugopalan Variyer today, as she tells us about her AMEO experience in the Aquatic Department at the BASF Agricultural Center in Limburgerhof🔬🧪🦐.
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/aqwfhc
#internship #aquaticecotoxicology #shrimps
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/aqwfhc
#internship #aquaticecotoxicology #shrimps
September 17, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Join Krishna Venugopalan Variyer today, as she tells us about her AMEO experience in the Aquatic Department at the BASF Agricultural Center in Limburgerhof🔬🧪🦐.
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/aqwfhc
#internship #aquaticecotoxicology #shrimps
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/aqwfhc
#internship #aquaticecotoxicology #shrimps
Join Bailey on her blog post, where she shares her internship experience at the Bayer Monheim campus, working on a mesocosm study examining the impacts of herbicides on periphyton growth 🌱🧪🔬
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/qmdtcg
#internship #ecotoxicology #GLP #herbicide #periphyton
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/qmdtcg
#internship #ecotoxicology #GLP #herbicide #periphyton
September 10, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Join Bailey on her blog post, where she shares her internship experience at the Bayer Monheim campus, working on a mesocosm study examining the impacts of herbicides on periphyton growth 🌱🧪🔬
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/qmdtcg
#internship #ecotoxicology #GLP #herbicide #periphyton
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/qmdtcg
#internship #ecotoxicology #GLP #herbicide #periphyton
Join Vivien and Janna on their blog post, where they share their internship experience at Fraunhofer IME, working on Fish Embryo Toxicity Testing 🧪🔬
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/brxaqw
#internship #ecotoxicology #animalhealth
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/brxaqw
#internship #ecotoxicology #animalhealth
September 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Join Vivien and Janna on their blog post, where they share their internship experience at Fraunhofer IME, working on Fish Embryo Toxicity Testing 🧪🔬
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/brxaqw
#internship #ecotoxicology #animalhealth
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/brxaqw
#internship #ecotoxicology #animalhealth
A new extensive review article assessing the state of global chemical pollution highlights the challenges for global chemical assessment, regulation and management systems🧪🌍🏭⚠️
Read the full article 👉 rptu.de/s/sqbvwt
#chemicalpollution #pesticide #PCB #PFASs #regulatoryriskassessment
Read the full article 👉 rptu.de/s/sqbvwt
#chemicalpollution #pesticide #PCB #PFASs #regulatoryriskassessment
August 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
A new extensive review article assessing the state of global chemical pollution highlights the challenges for global chemical assessment, regulation and management systems🧪🌍🏭⚠️
Read the full article 👉 rptu.de/s/sqbvwt
#chemicalpollution #pesticide #PCB #PFASs #regulatoryriskassessment
Read the full article 👉 rptu.de/s/sqbvwt
#chemicalpollution #pesticide #PCB #PFASs #regulatoryriskassessment
The SETAC 13th Young Environmental Scientists meeting took place last week in York, United Kingdom. Ecotoxicology student Verónica Rodriguez gives us a glimpse of her experience there
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/cegazf
#SETAC #york #ecotoxicology
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/cegazf
#SETAC #york #ecotoxicology
August 22, 2025 at 11:24 AM
The SETAC 13th Young Environmental Scientists meeting took place last week in York, United Kingdom. Ecotoxicology student Verónica Rodriguez gives us a glimpse of her experience there
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/cegazf
#SETAC #york #ecotoxicology
Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/cegazf
#SETAC #york #ecotoxicology
For its River Ecology and Conservation Division, the Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum in Frankfurt is looking for a #postdoctoral #ecologist to work in the Biodiversity Meets Data Project
Find all the details here 👉 rptu.de/s/zonpwf
Find all the details here 👉 rptu.de/s/zonpwf
August 20, 2025 at 8:04 AM
For its River Ecology and Conservation Division, the Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum in Frankfurt is looking for a #postdoctoral #ecologist to work in the Biodiversity Meets Data Project
Find all the details here 👉 rptu.de/s/zonpwf
Find all the details here 👉 rptu.de/s/zonpwf
Nanoparticles are a significant component of air pollution, and they are in the air we breathe. Read our new blog post to learn more about nanoparticles in the air and what it means for our health🔎🫁 👉 rptu.de/s/bzhwtq
#airpollution #nanoparticles #humanhealth
#airpollution #nanoparticles #humanhealth
August 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Nanoparticles are a significant component of air pollution, and they are in the air we breathe. Read our new blog post to learn more about nanoparticles in the air and what it means for our health🔎🫁 👉 rptu.de/s/bzhwtq
#airpollution #nanoparticles #humanhealth
#airpollution #nanoparticles #humanhealth
Pesticides on the peaks: Alpine study made the Top 25 of 2024 in Communications Earth & Environment. Congratulations to everyone who contributed to the project! ⛰
You can read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/dhcuqz
#agriculture #biodiversity #ecotoxicology #Alps
You can read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/dhcuqz
#agriculture #biodiversity #ecotoxicology #Alps
July 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Pesticides on the peaks: Alpine study made the Top 25 of 2024 in Communications Earth & Environment. Congratulations to everyone who contributed to the project! ⛰
You can read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/dhcuqz
#agriculture #biodiversity #ecotoxicology #Alps
You can read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/dhcuqz
#agriculture #biodiversity #ecotoxicology #Alps
The University of Bremen at MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences - is seeking to fill 15 PhD positions 🌊🐠
Find out more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/qwnxbh
#marineecology #phdfellowship #carbonsequestration
Find out more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/qwnxbh
#marineecology #phdfellowship #carbonsequestration
July 21, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The University of Bremen at MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences - is seeking to fill 15 PhD positions 🌊🐠
Find out more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/qwnxbh
#marineecology #phdfellowship #carbonsequestration
Find out more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/qwnxbh
#marineecology #phdfellowship #carbonsequestration