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.
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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
ECT project on development of an ecotoxicological test method for genetically modified plants is BfN’s project of the month July 2016
The project ‘Development and standardisation of an ecotoxicological test method for the environmental risk assessment of genetically modified plants’ that ECT conducted for the German Federal Agency for Nature Protection (BfN) has been selected as BfN’s project of the month July 2016.
ECT at International Symposium on Enchytraeidae
ECT contributes to the 12th International Symposium on Enchytraeidae (ISE 12, Tihany, Hungary, 27-29 June 2016)
J. Römbke et al.: Oligochaetes (Lumbricidae, Enchytraeidae) and litter decomposition at six forest sites in Germany and Portugal, differing in site and climate properties
ECT at the European Conference on Plastics in Freshwater Environments
ECT contributes to the European Conference on Plastics in Freshwater Environments (Berlin, Germany, 21 – 22 June 2016):
K. Duis, A. Coors: Conceptual considerations on the environmental risk assessment of microplastics
New publications: Effects of ivermectin on the diversity and function of dung and soil fauna
The application of veterinary medical products to livestock can affect soil organisms in manure-amended fields and, especially, organisms colonising the dung of treated animals, thereby potentially delaying the degradation of dung on pastures. For this reason, the authorisation process for veterinary medical products in the European Union includes a requirement for higher-tier tests when adverse effects on dung organisms are observed in lower tier toxicity tests. An international research project was performed…
ECT at the SETAC Europe 26th Annual Meeting
P. Vollmar, J. Heim, A. Kehrer, F. Sacher, A. Coors: Mixture toxicity assessment of biocides: experimental verification of the relevance of additives in wood preservative products