Thematic symposia (5)
Ecotoxicology integrates studies related to ecological and toxicological effects of chemical pollutants and/or natural stressors on individuals, populations, communities and ecosystems with those dealing with the fate (transport, transformation and breakdown) of such pollutants in the environment. Molluscs are increasingly used as model organisms in ecotoxicology. The symposium will cover all fields of ecotoxicology in its broadest sense (descriptive studies of pollutant distribution and effects in individuals, development and evaluation of biomarkers, measurement techniques, biomonitoring, exposure and risk assessment, environmental protection and management etc.). Attention will be given to all different levels of biological organisation: cells, tissues, individuals, populations, communities and ecosystems.
Contact:
Dr. Kurt Jordaens, Evolutionary Biology Group, Dept; Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020, Antwerp, Belgium
Dr. Rita Triebskorn, Steinbeis-Transferzentrum für Ökotoxikologie und Ökophysiologie, Blumenstrasse 13, D-72108 Rottenburg, Germany
