Hygiene threatens kangaroo meat industry Nov 18, 2009
But an ecotoxicology expert, Dr David Obendorf, said the kangaroo meat industry had been covering up problems for years and public health would continue to be put at risk until the Government elevated the game meat laws to meet the same stringent standards which exist for beef, pork and poultry. Kangaroo meat is an important source of protein, but its economy has been let down by the industry's decision to turn what should have been a niche quality market into a bulk market,'' he said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Pesticides: Easier Detection Of Pollution And Impact In Rivers Oct 29, 2009
"It used to be very difficult to detect which chronic effects occur," explains Dr Matthias Liess, head of the UFZ s System Ecotoxicology Department. In their new approach, the Helmholtz researchers exploit the fact that pesticides cause characteristic changes to the composition of the life community that is affected. (Science Daily)
Gold Mines: Coexistence of Wealth and Destruction in Ghana Oct 16, 2009
In The Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety Journal of July 2000 (Vol. 46:3), cyanide was presented as not sustainable with severe consequences on ecosystems and humans. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
UGA will study effects estrogens have on fish Jul 19, 2009
"It's fairly predictable, if you look in any area that receives wastewater effluent," said Robert Bringolf, a professor of fish biology and ecotoxicology in UGA's Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. In UGA's fishery labs, graduate student Kristen Kellock is working on the first part of the study, growing hundreds of fathead minnows, a species common across much of the country. (The Augusta Chronicle)
UGA studying reproductive effects of estrogens in rivers Jul 17, 2009
Robert Bringolf, a professor of fish biology and ecotoxicology in the University of Georgia's Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, suspects so. This summer he has launched a research project to find out for sure. (Athens Banner-Herald)
What Can Be Done About Micropollutants In Water Resources? Jul 13, 2009
Although these pigments are of little concern in terms of ecotoxicology, a joint Eawag/Empa project showed that silver nanoparticles from facades also enter the aquatic environment. Here, they can continue to exert the antimicrobial effects that are desired in the facade, destroying algae and fungi. (Science Daily)
Life Science Jul 5, 2009
Ecotoxicology News Stories, Current Ecotoxicology News Events, Discoveries and Articles. Manually add to your RSS reader. (BrightSurf.com)
Hormone-mimics In Plastic Water Bottles Act As Functional Estrogens Mar 28, 2009
rg Oehlmann from the Department of Aquatic Ecotoxicology at the Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, plastic mineral water bottles contaminate drinking water with estrogenic chemicals. See also. (Science Daily)
