Ecotox

Ecotox is a stimulating top-facility that provides an integrative research environment around the topic of ecotoxicological testing and experimental research.
 

Research focus:

• Dose-response modelling

• Mode-of-actions and mechanism-of-actions

• Test method development, in view of targets in AOPs (adverse outcome pathways)

• Sub-cellular to community level response mechanisms

• Bioassays with a range of organisms; zebrafish embryo, carp embryos, daphnids, isopods, amphipods, water) plants, earthworms, springtails

• Laboratory-field extrapolation

• Advice to policy e.g. REACH, (Registration, Evaluation and Authorization and restriction of Chemicals) and water type and soil type specific risk assessment

• Link to human health (zebrafish model species, cell lines)