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
Investigation of sublethal endpoints in dung organisms as a prerequisite for the implementation of terrestrial ecotoxicological studies within the environmental risk assessment of veterinary pharmaceuticals
The aims of this project were the compilation and publication of the results of workshops with international dung fauna experts (Aveiro group) and the further improvement of existing laboratory tests with dung beetles and dung flies. Two publications were prepared: first, recommendations for the preparation, performance and assessment of field studies with dung organisms, and […]
Registration procedures for substances of high concern: fate, behaviour, degradation and potential accumulation of potentially persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) substances in aquatic meoscosms
Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) compounds deserve specific attention when considering the hazard, which these substances might cause to the environment. These circumstances are taken into account by the European Union in the REACH regulation. For example, for persistent compounds it is difficult to predict long-term effects by established risk assessment procedures, since low degradation […]
Biological testing methods for the ecotoxicological characterisation of waste
Based on the recommendations of CEN guideline 14735, an international ring test was organised by BAM, FH Giessen-Friedberg and ECT. In total, 67 laboratories from 15 countries participated in this ring test. It was performed with three representative waste types: an ash from an incineration plant mainly contaminated with heavy metals, a soil containing high […]
Examination of soil values with regard to protection of soil organisms and validation of soil assessment methods
On the basis of ecotoxicological tests performed with soil organisms, recommendations for precautionary values were given for 16 metals and 10 organics. In the case of three substances (antimony, beryllium, vanadium), the amount of data was not sufficient for such a derivation, while for arsenic, lead, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, nickel, mercury, selenium, thallium, […]
Environmental risk assessment of veterinary medicines: Are there data gaps and how can the new legal requirement be met?
The most likely entry pathways of veterinary medicinal products (VMPs) into the environment are via slurry or manure from intensively reared animals to soil, and via dung or urine from animals grazing on pasture. Surface water may be contaminated via run-off or leaching and drainage, or by direct excretion of pasture animals into water. According […]