In the first assessment of its kind, a new study examining global trends and distribution of pesticide toxicity found that total applied pesticide toxicity is increasing, posing a threat to the UN Biodiversity goal of reducing pesticide risks globally by 50% ⚠️📈🌍. Read more 👉 rptu.de/s/xuscyb

A new study by the European Pesticide Action Network (PAN Europe) assessing pesticide contamination in apples across Europe reveals that 85% of sampled apples contained several pesticide residues, with some apples showing traces of up to 7 different chemicals. Read more 👉 rptu.de/s/bqfahm

Are you a Master’s student, PhD candidate, or established researcher in ecotoxicology? The BCE 2026 warmly invites you to its inaugural edition at the University of Mons, Belgium, from 28 to 30 October 2026. Abstract submissions are open until 21 June 2026. Read more: rptu.de/s/eoprcx

A 2026 study by researchers from China and the US has linked chronic low-dose chlorpyrifos exposure to accelerated telomere shortening and aging in wild lake fish🐟🧫. Have a look 👉 rptu.de/s/ywfmqx and enjoy reading

Are you a current, former, or future Ecotoxicology student or researcher at RPTU? Have you completed a project, internship, thesis, or publish a research? We at Ecotoxblog are happy to share it with a global audience. Let’s communicate science together🧪🌍 Contact us: [email protected]

The Aquatic Biology and Toxicology section, Department of Biosciences at the University of Oslo, is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Soil Invertebrate Ecotoxicology.🌱🪱🐜 Read more 👉 rptu.de/s/wgvfbh #postdoc #ecotoxicology #jobposition

The Molecular Toxicology Group at the Helmholtz Centre of Environmental Research (UFZ) is looking for a creative and ambitious PhD candidate to use novel approaches to remove persistent PFAS from living organisms.🧬🐟🧪📈 Read more 👉 rptu.de/s/xphztf Application closing: 16.01.2026

The Institute for Environmental Sciences at RPTU Kaiserslautern–Landau is seeking to hire a PhD student (m/f/d) to conduct field and laboratory sorption experiments, determine PFAS concentrations, and characterize the sorption layer using TGA-MS. 🧪🌍🔬 Read more 👉 rptu.de/s/ntowyp

As the year 2025 is coming to an end, we would like to thank you for being part of our community and for your interest and engagement. We wish you happy holidays and a Merry Christmas. See you in the new year 🌍✨

Recognizing your own progress can be difficult when success is constantly compared to others. In this new article, Larissa shares her personal reflection on overcoming imposter syndrome among early-career researchers.👩🏽‍🔬👨🏾‍🔬🧪📝🎓📊 Read here 👉 rptu.de/s/dfhtrg #earlycareerresearcher #researchlife🔬

Join Karolina Kulas as she shares her exciting AMEO experience working at the Breeding Department, Julius Kühn Institute in Siebeldingen🍇🔬☀️. Read more 👉 rptu.de/s/csuwrb #AMEO #grapevine #climatechange

The UFZ is looking for a PhD student to join the “In4Nile” PhD cohort and investigate chemical pollution in the Nile Basin, working with local authorities to assess risks, and develop future monitoring and mitigation strategies 🌊🧪🔍📈 Read more: rptu.de/s/fbmpuz

Join Selina Schüller as she shares her exciting AMEO experience working at Eurofins Agroscience Services Ecotox GmbH in Niefern-Öschelbronn🐝🔬⛺. Read more 👉 rptu.de/s/hxmdtu #bees #GLP #AMEO #pesticideeffect

Inconsistent & opaque analysis in ecotoxicology undermine reproducibility & weaken chemical risk assessments. Here, current & former Landau researchers present 𝐅𝐗𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐄, a software project aiming to enhance the 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲, 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲, & 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 of ecotoxicity data analysis 👉 rptu.de/s/mysrzt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research at the Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V. (Leibniz-IZW) is seeking a doctoral student in Environmental pollutants in wild animals and their food chains 🐈🦅🔬 Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/stemgr #foodweb #environmentalpollution #phd #pollutant

The Research Centre One Health Ruhr, Department of #Ecotoxicology, is looking for a Doctoral researcher in Theoretical Ecotoxicology or Ecotoxicological #DataScience to start in October Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/wfsmcr #phdposition

#FreshwaterEcosystems perform vital functions like breaking down organic matter, cycling nutrients, and producing oxygen. But how reliably can we predict the impact of #ChemicalPollution on these functions? Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/qopyhn

A new study on water monitoring data from a six-decade period highlights the challenges and opportunities of large-scale chemical monitoring and data analysis to assess environmental risks Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/mfanup #riskassessment #waterpollution #heavymetals #pesticides

The Wageningen Marine Research Institute is looking for a PhD candidate to join their research team on biofouling in offshore wind farms Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/gxwyvk

The Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology is looking for a PhD researcher to work in the unit “Forest function under stress”, to study the relationship between drought and pollution deposition in forests. Find out more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/tkgahs

The Umweltbundesamt is looking for an Ecotoxicologist for an unlimited employment relationship for the field IV 2.4 “Ecotoxicological laboratory” 🧪📊🔬🧬 More details in our blog 👉rptu.de/s/nygqcx

The University of #Vienna is offering a #PhDposition to explore the role of extracellular enzymes in the #biodegradation of water-soluble polymers in aquatic environments 🌊🧫 Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/mgvzon

The SCAHT at the University of Basel is seeking a highly motivated Scientific Coordinator to lead and advance an International Stakeholder Network initiative for Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity testing. More details in our blog 👉 rptu.de/s/moywbu #postdocposition #regulatorytoxicology

RIFCON is looking to fill a full-time vacancy for an Ecological Modeller / Statistician / Computational Biologist for their Ecological Modelling and Statistics team in Hirschberg 💻📊 Read more about it 👉 rptu.de/s/wtpukd #jobopportunity #ecologicalmodelling #statistics

The Department of Bioinformatics and Genetics at the Swedish Museum of Natural History is offering a two-year Postdoc position focused on theory of adaptive radiation💻🌿📈. Read more about it 👉rptu.de/s/bvdomw #postdoc #modelling #ecology