Within TransRisk, ECT is responsible for evaluating the ecological hazard of differently treated (e.g. ozonated) wastewater. This will be done by means of in vitro tests as well as in vivo tests with aquatic standard test organisms (Daphnia magna, Lumbriculus variegatus and Lemna sp.), which will be conducted on-site investigating in parallel the differently treated wastewater streams. In addition to experimental investigations, schemes for the risk assessment of micro-pollutants in the water cycle will be developed in cooperation with the partners.

ECT is involved in WP 4 (Sludge-soil interactions) in which possible detrimental effects on the environment resulting from agricultural use of sludge are investigated. Sewage sludges produced by the various technological treatment processes are assessed for their ecotoxicity with standard laboratory tests, encompassing aquatic (freshwater green algae and freshwater crustaceans) and terrestrial organisms (soil bacteria and earthworms). Additionally, field studies are conducted that assess impacts on the abundance and community structure of key organism groups of the soil fauna on a long-term scale, i.e. several years after application of sewage sludge.

M. Weil is chairing the session ‘Nanomaterials’.

Presentations

Heusner, E., Junker, T.: Pre-validation of an experimental method for testing the transformation of 14C-labelled veterinary pharmaceuticals and biocides in liquid manure.

Walter, M., Weil, M., Meißner, T. , Springer, A. , Duis, K.: Acute and chronic effects of magnetite-based nanocomposites on invertebrates (Hyalella azteca and Chironomus riparius) and zebrafish embryos (Danio rerio).

Weil, M., Meißner, T., Kühnel D.: Erste Schritte zur ökotoxikologischen Bewertung von Eisen-basierten Nanopartikeln und Nanokompositen.

Weil, M., Walter M., Duis, K.: Toxizität, Aufnahme und Elimination des Nanokomposits Carbo-Iron® im Zebrabärbling und im Krebs Hyalella azteca.

Duis, K., Schüürmann, G., Kühne, R., Ost, N., Wagner, M., Holbech, H., Velasco-Santamaría, Y.M., Sacher, F., Warnecke, D.: Evaluation of the endocrine activity of 2,4,6-tribromo­phenol, benzanthrone and benzophenone-2 based on Appendix 7.8-5 of REACH guidance document R.7b.

Walter, M., Weil, M., Meißner, T., Potthoff, A., Springer, A., Gelinsky, G., Duis, K.: Unter­suchung der aquatischen Ökotoxizität Eisen-basierter Nanokomposite mit akuten und chronischen Testverfahren.

Weil, M., Busch, W., Kühnel, D., Meißner, T., Springer, A., Duis, K.: Toxizität des Nanokomposits Carbo-Iron für den Zebrabärbling (Danio rerio).

Stephan Jänsch, Jörg Römbke, Hubert Höfer, Franz Horak, Martina Roß-Nickoll, David Russell, Andreas Toschki: Earthworms in permanent soil monitoring sites – state of knowledge, database and concept for the improvement of a soil biodiversity assessment within the German National Strategy on Biodiversity

Hubert Höfer, Andreas Toschki, Franz Horak, David Russell, Martina Roß-Nickoll, Jörg Römbke: Oribatid mites in permanent soil monitoring sites – state of knowledge, database and concept for the improvement of a soil biodiversity assessment within the German National Strategy on Biodiversity

Cintia Niva, Rüdiger Schmelz, George Brown: Establishing  a  native  enchytraeid  species  for  soil‐ecotoxicological tests in Brazil

Olugbenga Owojori, Karolina Waszak, Jörg Römbke: Development of an avoidance test for the predatory mite Hypoaspis aculeifer as a short screening test for the risk assessment of contaminants in soil

POSTER ICSZ:

Rüdiger Schmelz, Rut Collado, David Porco: Barcoding ’potworms’? Towards a molecular identification of species in Enchytraeidae (Oligochaeta)

David Russell, Jörn Vorwald, Andreas Franzke, Hubert Höfer, Franz Horak,  Stephan Lesch, Sebastian Rick,  Jörg Römbke, Rüdiger Schmelz, Willi Xylander: The Edaphobase GBIF Project of Germany – A new online soil organism data warehouse

Andreas Gerlach, David Russell, Jörg Römbke, Barbara Jäschke, Wolfgang Brüggemann:  Decomposition activity on introduced Mediterranean leaf litter in Germany

Tiago Natal-da-Luz, Andressa Buch, Gerardo Ojeda, Jörg Römbke, Jose Paulo Sousa: Strategy to evaluate the effect of chemicals and climate changes on ecosystem services provisioning

Silja Frankenbach, Adam Scheffczyk, Stephan Jaensch, Jörg Römbke: The duration of the standard earthworm avoidance test: are 48h necessary?

Adam Scheffczyk, Silja Frankenbach, Stephan Jaensch, Jörg Römbke: Comparison of the effects of zinc nitrate and tributyltin‐oxide on the reproduction and avoidance behavior of the earthworm Eisenia andrei in laboratory tests using ten soils

Sirine Bouguerra, Olfa Hentati, Catarina Marques, Jose Paulo Sousa, I.V. Nogueira, Nelson Gomes, Sonia Mendo, Fernando Goncalves, Mohamed Ksibi, Jörg Römbke, Abdelmajid Haddioui, Ruth Pereira: The impact of contamination with phophogypsum on the structural  and  functional  diversity  of  the  soil  microbial community (Sfax, Tunisia)

Jorge Nuno Pinheiro,  Catarina Marques, Gloria Pinto, A. Mestiri, Sonia Mendo, Newton Gomes, Fernando Goncalves, Teresa Rocha-Santos,  Armando da Coste Duarte, Jörg Römbke, Jose Paulo Sousa,  Mohamed Ksibi,  Abdelmajid Haddioui, Ruth Pereira: Selection of arboreous species for the phytoremediation of metal contaminated soils: Fraxinus angustifolia

TALKS ISE:

Cornelia Bandow, Anja Coors, Pascale Lorenz, Jörg Römbke, Jörg Oehlmann: Combined effects of soil moisture and an insecticide on soil organisms – A study with Terrestrial Model Ecosystems –

Jörg Römbke, Stephan Jänsch, Hubert Höfer, Franz Horak, Martina Roß-Nickoll, David Russell, Andreas Toschki: Enchytraeidae in permanent soil monitoring sites – state of knowledge, database and concept for the improvement of a soil biodiversity assessment within the German National Strategy on Biodiversity

POSTER ISE:

Safoura Madani, Anja Coors, Abdelmajid Haddioui, Mohamed Ksibi, Ruth Pereira, José Paulo Sousa, Jörg Römbke: Effects of contaminated soil from North Africa on enchytraeids and predatory mites in standard laboratory tests. I. The case of the former iron mine Ait Amar (Morocco)

Olfa  Hentati, Thomas  Moser, Jörg  Römbke: Impact evaluation of phosphogypsum amendment on soil habitat function of invertebrates

Rüdiger M. Schmelz, Rut  Collado: ‘Cejkaian tubules’ – intraepithelial canals in the posterior midgut of some terrestrial species of Enchytraeidae (Oligochaeta)

J. Römbke is co-chairing the session ‘Soil Ecotoxicology’.

J. Römbke is co-chairing the special session ‘Integrating different tools for assessing soil health status’.

J. Römbke is chairing the Annual Meeting of the SETAC-Europe Advisory Group DOTTS (Dung Organism Toxicity Testing Standardization).

Presentations

R. Altenburger, T. Backhaus, A. Coors, M. Faust, D. Frein, T. Frische, A. Kehrer, D. Zitzkat: Assessment of ecotoxicological combination effects of mixtures of pesticides and biocides.

C. Bandow, N. Märker, A. Haddioui, M. Ksibi, R. Pereira, J.P. Sousa, J. Römbke: Effects of contaminated soils from North Africa on enchytraeids and predatory mites in standard laboratory tests. II. The case of a Phosphogypsum plant near Sfax (Tunisia).

S. Bouguerra, O. Hentati, C. Marques, J.P. Sousa, I. Veronica, N.C. Gomes, S. Mendo, F. Gonçalves,. M. Ksibi, J. Römbke, A. Haddioui, R. Pereira: The impact of contamination by phophogypsum on the structural and functional diversity of the soil microbial community in a deposition area (Sfax, Tunisia).

A. Coors, J. Römbke, T. Moser, R. Schmelz, E. Topp, D. R. Lapen: Impact of biosolids on soil fauna over a period of several years.

S.K.E. Damme, H.T.Ratte, H. Hollert, K. Rettinger, J. Steber, A. Coors, T. Knacker, C. Schulte, A. Schäffer: Poorly Soluble Cosmetic Compounds – Ecotoxicological Assessment and Substitution” (ECOSM).

O. Hentati, A. Luísa, S. Bouguerra, N. Abrantes, F. Gonçalves, J. Römbke, R. Pereira: Phosphogypsum as a soil fertilizer: evaluation of the impacts on soil habitat and retention functions.

S. Madani, A. Coors, A. Haddioui, M. Ksibi, R. Pereira, J.P Sousa, J. Römbke: Effects of contaminated soil from North Africa on enchytraeids and predatory mites in standard laboratory tests. I. The case of the former iron mine Ait Amar (Morocco).

T. Natal-da-Luz, A. C. Buch, G. Ojeda, J. Römbke, J.P. Sousa: Strategy to evaluate the effect of chemicals and climate changes on ecosystem services provisioning.

J.N. Pinheiro, C.R. Marques, A. Mestiri, S. Mendo, N.C. Gomes, F. Gonçalves, T. Rocha-Santos, A.C. Duarte, J. Rombke, J.P. Sousa, M. Ksibi, M. Haddioui, R. Pereira: Metal effects in Fraxinus angustifolia and its endophytic communities.

E. Richter, A. Wick, T. Ternes, A. Coors: Ecotoxicological characterisation of climbazole, an anti-dandruff agent contained in shampoo.

J. Römbke, W. Blanckenhorn, K. Floate, J.-P. Lumaret, T. Tixier, J. Lahr: Effects of ivermectin application to cattle on dung fauna and dung degradation: an international comparison of field studies.

M. Roß-Nickoll, U. Burkhardt, F. Glante, H. Höfer, F. Horak, S. Jänsch, D. Russell, H. Schmitt, A. Toschki, J. Römbke: Evaluation of soil biodiversity in Germany – Compilation and analysis of soil status with regard to the implementation and advancement of the national strategy on biological diversity.

A. Scheffczyk, K. Floate, J.P. Lumaret, N. Adler, J. Roembke: Sublethal effects of Ivermectin on dung beetles of the genus Onthophagus (O. taurus, O. nuchicornis).

J. Scheider, P. Winter, J. Oehlmann: A novel animal replacement system for the detection of endocrine disruptive capabilities in sexual development.

A. Toschki, U. Hommen, K. Hund Rinke, M. Klein, C. Poßberg, J. Römbke, M. Roß-Nickoll, A. Schäffer, B. Schmidt, M. Hammers-Wirtz: Evaluation of the risk for soil organisms under real conditions.

M. Weil, L. Hübler, T. Meißner, A. Potthoff, A. Springer, M. Gelinsky, K. Duis: Toxicity of the nanocomposite Carbo-Iron to Danio rerio and Hyalella azteca.

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