Environmental Sciences Europe

Improved component-based methods for mixture risk assessment are key to characterize complex chemical pollution in surface waters

The European Collaborative Project SOLUTIONS developed models to provide diagnostic and prognostic capacity and fill data gaps for chemicals of emerging concern

High resolution mass spectrometry-based non-target screening can support regulatory environmental monitoring and chemicals management

Variable withdrawal elevations as a management tool to counter the effects of climate warming in Germany’s largest drinking water reservoir

Mixture risks threaten water quality: the European Collaborative Project SOLUTIONS recommends changes to the WFD and better coordination across all pieces of European chemicals legislation to improve protection from exposure of the aquatic environment to multiple pollutants

Ensuring sustainability in plastics use in Africa: consumption, waste generation, and projections

Impact of silver nanoparticles (AgNP) on soil microbial community depending on functionalization, concentration, exposure time, and soil texture

Prioritization of hazards of novel flame retardants using the mechanistic toxicology information from ToxCast and Adverse Outcome Pathways

Mixtures of chemicals are important drivers of impacts on ecological status in European surface waters

Pesticides diazinon and diuron increase glutathione levels and affect multixenobiotic resistance activity and biomarker responses in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos and larvae

Insufficient risk assessment of herbicide-tolerant genetically engineered soybeans intended for import into the EU

Developments in society and implications for emerging pollutants in the aquatic environment

Assessing the ecological impact of chemical pollution on aquatic ecosystems requires the systematic exploration and evaluation of four lines of evidence

Hypo- or hyperactivity of zebrafish embryos provoked by neuroactive substances: a review on how experimental parameters impact the predictability of behavior changes

A holistic approach is key to protect water quality and monitor, assess and manage chemical pollution of European surface waters

Kinetic and mechanistic study of sulfadimidine photodegradation under simulated sunlight irradiation

Pilot-scale electro-kinetic remediation of lead polluted field sediments: model designation, numerical simulation, and feasibility evaluation

Costs and benefits of agricultural ammonia emission abatement options for compliance with European air quality regulations

Establish data infrastructure to compile and exchange environmental screening data on a European scale

Spatiotemporal variation and source apportionment of organotin compounds in sediments in the Yangtze Estuary

The RiBaTox web tool: selecting methods to assess and manage the diverse problem of chemical pollution in surface waters

Evaluation of microbial shifts caused by a silver nanomaterial: comparison of four test systems

Carbonized metal–organic frameworks with trapped cobalt nanoparticles as biocompatible and efficient azo-dye adsorbent

Determination of Sudan red contaminants at trace level from water samples by magnetic solid-phase extraction using Fe@NiAl-layered double hydroxide coupled with HPLC

Freshwater ecosystems profit from activated carbon-based wastewater treatment across various levels of biological organisation in a short timeframe

Prediction of fecal indicator organism concentrations in rivers: the shifting role of environmental factors under varying flow conditions

Strengthen the European collaborative environmental research to meet European policy goals for achieving a sustainable, non-toxic environment

Increase coherence, cooperation and cross-compliance of regulations on chemicals and water quality

Integrating environmental parameters and economic benefits to analyze the ecological agriculture (EA) application in the mountain rice paddy system of Chongqing, China

Seasonal distribution, gas–particle partitioning and inhalation exposure of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in gas and particle phases

Assessment of pesticides in surface water samples from Swedish agricultural areas by integrated bioanalysis and chemical analysis

Linking biological toxicity and the spectral characteristics of contamination in seriously polluted urban rivers

Relationship between magnitude of body weight effects and exposure duration in mammalian toxicology studies and implications for ecotoxicological risk assessment

Laboratory tests with Lepidoptera to assess non-target effects of Bt maize pollen: analysis of current studies and recommendations for a standardised design

Testing effects of pesticides on macroinvertebrate communities in outdoor stream mesocosms using carbaryl as example test item

Metagenomic screening of microbiomes identifies pathogen-enriched environments

Assessing the leaching behavior of different gunshot materials in natural spring waters

Towards a reliable prediction of the aquatic toxicity of dyes

Relevance of body weight effects for the population development of common voles and its significance in regulatory risk assessment of pesticides in the European Union

Climate effects on the onset of flowering in the United Kingdom

Investigating regional source and sink patterns of Alpine CO2 and CH4 concentrations based on a back trajectory receptor model

Hazard grouping of nanomaterials for daphnia and algae toxicity: lessons learned from scientific projects for regulatory applicability

Correlating elements content in mosses collected in 2015 across Germany with spatially associated characteristics of sampling sites and their surroundings

Food-related exposure to systemic pesticides and pesticides from transgenic plants: evaluation of aquatic test strategies

Solutions for present and future emerging pollutants in land and water resources management. Policy briefs summarizing scientific project results for decision makers

Celebrating 20 years of SETAC German Language Branch (GLB)

Correction to: Assessing the leaching behavior of different gunshot materials in natural spring waters