About ECT
ECT Oekotoxikologie GmbH was founded as a privately owned, independent enterprise in 1993, and joined the SynTech Research Group in November 2021.
In compliance with Good Laboratory Practice (GLP), we perform standardised ecotoxicological tests in the laboratory as well as at semi-field and field level.
An overview of the ecotoxicology services provided by the whole SynTech Research Group is given here.
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ECT Oekotoxikologie GmbH
Böttgerstraße 2 – 14
65439 Flörsheim am Main
Germany
Phone: +49 6145 9564-0
Fax: +49 6145 9564-99
Renewed approval for R&D activities for private companies
ECT’s formal approval from the French Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l’Espace for carrying out R&D activities for private companies was renewed.
Meet ECT and the SynTech Research Group at the SETAC Europe 36th Annual Meeting
The SETAC Europe 36th annual meeting ‘Embrace the outlier: in science, regulations and networks’ takes place in Maastricht, The Netherlands, from 17 to 21 May 2026. ECT contributes to this meeting with three presentations (see below). We are looking forward to meeting you at our presentations or at the SynTech Research Group booth 49!
New publications on the effects of plant protection products on soil organisms
The collaboration between the Marie Skłodowska-Curie International Training Networks ARISTO and PRORISK, both funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme and with the contribution of ECT, has resulted in two scientific publications.
New project: Soil biodiversity baseline survey
Soil organisms ensure fertile soils and clean drinking water, build up humus and break down pollutants. However, there is often a lack of information on the actual conditions of soil organisms in Germany. To address this knowledge gap, a long-term research programme on soil biodiversity in Germany and the ecosystem services it provides has been […]
PREMIER database on environmental risk assessment of pharmaceuticals launched
The Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) project ‘Prioritisation and risk evaluation of medicines in the environment’ (PREMIER) has launched its database on environmental risk assessment of pharmaceuticals. The PREMIER database is an open platform to support science-based decisions during the assessment of potential risks of pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment. ECT is involved in PREMIER as […]