Following a request from EFSA, the Panel on Plant Protection Products and their Residues
developed an opinion on the science behind the risk assessment of plant protection …

Developments in soil ecotoxicology started with observations on pesticide effects on soil
invertebrates in the 1960s. To support the risk assessment of chemicals, in the 1980s and …

Presenting a multidisciplinary perspective in a concise format, Principles of Ecotoxicology,
Third Edition discusses the fundamental chemical and ecological nature of pollution …

Hayes' Principles and Methods of Toxicology has long been established as a reliable and
informative reference for the concepts, methodologies, and assessments integral to …

The definitive reference in its field, Ecological Risk Assessment, Second Edition details the
latest advances in science and practice. In the fourteen years since the publication of the …

Heavy metals (HM) contamination in soils due to anthropogenic activities is a serious
environmental problem. In this study, we investigated the impact of Pb, Cd and Zn at soil …

Abrasion of tire wear is one of the largest sources of microplastics to the environment.
Although most tire particles settle into soils, studies on their ecotoxicological impacts on the …

Antibiotics may enter the terrestrial environment when amending soils with manure. A Note
of Guidance on ecological risk assessment of veterinary medicines was issued in January …

To assess soil quality and risk assessment, bioassays can be useful tools to gauge the
potential toxicity of contaminants focusing on their bioavailable fraction. A rapid and …

Linear alkylbenzene sulphonates (LAS) are a group of anionic surfactants, characterised by
having both a hydrophobic and a hydrophilic group. LAS is one of the major ingredients of …