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View article: De novo transcriptome assembly and annotation of the common freshwater amphipod (Gammarus pulex) a valuable resource for ecotoxicogenomics
De novo transcriptome assembly and annotation of the common freshwater amphipod (Gammarus pulex) a valuable resource for ecotoxicogenomics Open
This study presents de novo transcriptome assemblies for Gammarus pulex , a freshwater amphipod widely used in ecotoxicology due to its ecological importance and sensitivity to pollution. Specimens were collected from 13 river sites in Ger…
View article: Temperature-dependence of Early Development of Zebrafish and the Consequences for Laboratory Use and Animal Welfare
Temperature-dependence of Early Development of Zebrafish and the Consequences for Laboratory Use and Animal Welfare Open
Zebrafish ( Danio rerio ) are widely used in biological research, but the impact of incubation temperatures on developmental endpoints is still insufficiently studied. This study quantifies developmental differences in zebrafish embryos in…
View article: Dataset on Temperature Dependency of Zebrafish Early Development
Dataset on Temperature Dependency of Zebrafish Early Development Open
Zebrafish ( Danio rerio ) early development stages that do not feed independently, are classified as non-protected life stages under EU Directive 2010/63. Zebrafish reach the independently feeding stage not earlier than 120 hours post fert…
View article: Addressing the toxic chemicals problem in plastics recycling
Addressing the toxic chemicals problem in plastics recycling Open
Ongoing policy negotiations, such as the negotiations for a future global plastics treaty, include calls for increased recycling of plastics. However, before recycling of plastics can be considered a safe practice, the flaws in today’s sys…
View article: Bacterial community responses to micropollutants in chemically stressed small rivers in Kenya using environmental DNA
Bacterial community responses to micropollutants in chemically stressed small rivers in Kenya using environmental DNA Open
The responses of bacterial communities to changing environmental conditions are manifold but can include structural as well as functional alterations depending on the environmental stressors and toxic chemicals they are exposed to (e.g. ph…
View article: Multi-compartment impact of micropollutants and particularly antibiotics on bacterial communities using environmental DNA at river basin-level
Multi-compartment impact of micropollutants and particularly antibiotics on bacterial communities using environmental DNA at river basin-level Open
Bacterial communities respond to environmental conditions with diverse structural and functional changes depending on their compartment (water, biofilm or sediment), type of environmental stress, and type of pollution to which they are exp…
View article: AI-aided chronic mixture risk assessment along a small European river reveals multiple sites at risk and pharmaceuticals being the main risk drivers
AI-aided chronic mixture risk assessment along a small European river reveals multiple sites at risk and pharmaceuticals being the main risk drivers Open
The vast amount of registered chemicals leads to a high diversity of substances occurring in the environment and the creation of new substances outpaces chemical risk assessment as well as monitoring strategies. Hence, risk assessment stra…
View article: Preliminary dataset of emerging contaminants in surface water, bottom water, porewater, and sediment: Urban and aquaculture impacts in Coliumo bay and Caucahue Channel in the central and southern coast of Chile
Preliminary dataset of emerging contaminants in surface water, bottom water, porewater, and sediment: Urban and aquaculture impacts in Coliumo bay and Caucahue Channel in the central and southern coast of Chile Open
Synthetic organic chemicals, including pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and industrial compounds, pose a growing threat to marine ecosystems. Despite their potential impact, data on the co-occurrence of these contaminants in multiple compartme…
View article: Dataset of emerging contaminants in surface water, bottom water, porewater, and sediment: Urban and aquaculture impacts in the central and southern coast of Chile
Dataset of emerging contaminants in surface water, bottom water, porewater, and sediment: Urban and aquaculture impacts in the central and southern coast of Chile Open
Synthetic organic chemicals, including pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and industrial compounds, pose a growing threat to marine ecosystems as they enter through a variety of pathways, including direct discharges of wastewater (untreated or t…
View article: Multi-compartment impact of micropollutants and particularly antibiotics on bacterial communities using environmental DNA at river basin-level
Multi-compartment impact of micropollutants and particularly antibiotics on bacterial communities using environmental DNA at river basin-level Open
Microbial communities, in particular bacterial assemblies, play pivotal roles in sustaining biogeochemical processes within ecosystems. They are also responsible for the degradation of toxic chemicals, while the development of resistance a…
View article: Transformers enable accurate prediction of acute and chronic chemical toxicity in aquatic organisms
Transformers enable accurate prediction of acute and chronic chemical toxicity in aquatic organisms Open
Environmental hazard assessments are reliant on toxicity data that cover multiple organism groups. Generating experimental toxicity data is, however, resource-intensive and time-consuming. Computational methods are fast and cost-efficient …
View article: Prioritisation of data-poor pharmaceuticals for empirical testing and environmental risk assessment
Prioritisation of data-poor pharmaceuticals for empirical testing and environmental risk assessment Open
There are more than 3,500 active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) on the global market for human and veterinary use. Residues of these APIs eventually reach the aquatic environment. Although an environmental risk assessment (ERA) for mark…
View article: The implementation of the substitution principle in European chemical legislation: a comparative analysis
The implementation of the substitution principle in European chemical legislation: a comparative analysis Open
Background The substitution of hazardous chemicals with safer alternatives is an important objective in European chemical policy, but implementation has been slower than expected. We conduct a comprehensive analysis and comparison of the i…
View article: Conflicts of Interest in the Assessment of Chemicals, Waste, and Pollution
Conflicts of Interest in the Assessment of Chemicals, Waste, and Pollution Open
Pollution by chemicals and waste impacts human and ecosystem health on regional, national, and global scales, resulting, together with climate change and biodiversity loss, in a triple planetary crisis. Consequently, in 2022, countries agr…
View article: A dataset of organic pollutants identified and quantified in recycled polyethylene pellets
A dataset of organic pollutants identified and quantified in recycled polyethylene pellets Open
Plastics are produced with a staggering array of chemical compounds, with many being known to possess hazardous properties, and others lacking comprehensive hazard data. Furthermore, non-intentionally added substances can contaminate plast…
View article: A vision for safer food contact materials: Public health concerns as drivers for improved testing
A vision for safer food contact materials: Public health concerns as drivers for improved testing Open
Food contact materials (FCMs) and food contact articles are ubiquitous in today's globalized food system. Chemicals migrate from FCMs into foodstuffs, so called food contact chemicals (FCCs), but current regulatory requirements do not suff…
View article: A dataset of organic pollutants identified and quantified in recycled polyethylene pellets
A dataset of organic pollutants identified and quantified in recycled polyethylene pellets Open
The dataset presented here includes the chemical analysis of 28 recycled High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pellets obtained from various regions in the Global South, along with a reference sample of virgin plastic. Additionally the polymer …
View article: A dataset of organic pollutants identified and quantified in recycled polyethylene pellets
A dataset of organic pollutants identified and quantified in recycled polyethylene pellets Open
The dataset presented here includes the chemical analysis of 28 recycled High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pellets obtained from various regions in the Global South, along with a reference sample of virgin plastic. Additionally the polymer …
View article: A dataset of organic pollutants identified and quantified in recycled polyethylene pellets
A dataset of organic pollutants identified and quantified in recycled polyethylene pellets Open
The dataset presented here includes the chemical analysis of 28 recycled High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pellets obtained from various regions in the Global South, along with a reference sample of virgin plastic. Additionally the polymer …
View article: Dataset comprising pesticides, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, and industrial chemicals detected in streams and rivers of Central Chile
Dataset comprising pesticides, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, and industrial chemicals detected in streams and rivers of Central Chile Open
Chemical pollution caused by synthetic organic chemicals at low concentrations in the environment poses a growing threat to the ecological status of aquatic ecosystems. These chemicals are regularly released into surface waters through bot…