Department Environmental Toxicology

How do aquatic organisms respond to stress?

We investigate how freshwater organisms respond to chemical exposure and other stressors in their environment. In particular, we explore adaptive and toxicological response pathways and develop conceptual and computational models to support knowledge-based risk assessment.

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News

Best Presentation Award for Mihai-Ovidiu Degeratu at SETAC’s YES Meeting 2025

Photo left: Mihai-Ovidiu Degeratu with his SETAC YES price, photo right: Kehinde Olajide, Mihai-Ovidiu Degeratu and Sarah Descloux at SETAC YES Meeting 2025 (photos: Sarah Descloux)
September 2, 2025 –

This year’s edition of SETAC’s Young Environmental Scientists (YES) meeting was held between 11th and 14th of August, in York, UK, where over 100 PhD students and early-career scientists attended.

This year’s edition of SETAC’s Young Environmental Scientists (YES) meeting was held between 11th and 14th of August, in York, UK, where over 100 PhD students and early-career scientists attended.
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Two UTOX PhD students successfully pass the aptitude colloquium at ETH Zurich

Kehinde Olajide and Bente Nissen
August 22, 2025 –

On 20 May 2025, Kehinde Olajide (Kenny) and Bente Nissen presented their doctoral research projects and successfully passed the aptitude colloquium, officially confirming their admission to ETH Zurich as doctoral candidates.

On 20 May 2025, Kehinde Olajide (Kenny) and Bente Nissen presented their doctoral research projects and successfully passed the aptitude colloquium, officially confirming their admission to ETH Zurich as doctoral candidates.
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Changing the diet of cell cultures

The new medium does not require fetal bovine serum (Photo: Leonardo Biasio, Eawag).
August 19, 2025 –

A controversial serum has been necessary for the growth of cells in the context of animal-free toxicology research. Eawag researchers have now developed an alternative.

A controversial serum has been necessary for the growth of cells in the context of animal-free toxicology research. Eawag researchers have now developed an alternative.
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Seminars

04.12.​2025,
9.00 am
Eawag Dübendorf
Emissionen von Reifenpartikeln und Auswirkungen auf die Umwelt

PEAK-Basiskurs B36/25