Author: Mark Doeland
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A conceptual framework for landscape-based ERA of pesticides
A landscape-based Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA) framework, proposed by the European partnership for the assessment of risks from chemicals (PARC) offers more realistic predictions for the effects of pesticides.
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MIND: a platform for chemical environmental risk assessment
MIND is a proposed platform for environmental risk assessment that connects people, practices, and resources across disciplines and regulatory domains.
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Final conference in Berlin
We had a wonderful final conference at the Federal Press Office in Berlin on 4 and 5 June.
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TerraChem-inspired Session at SETAC Europe 2026
TerraChem made a splash at SETAC Europe 2026 in Maastricht last week.
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How to report on ecotoxicology data
TerraChem team members have published a guide for toxicologists and chemists to report ecotoxicological data in clean ways and solve common data reporting issues.
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Understanding chemical damage to species richness with the help of metabarcoding
TerraChem collected samples of terrestrial wildlife and soil and complemented this with metabarcoding to understand how these chemicals move through food chains and identify damage to species richness.
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Functional diversity provides a new way for chemical risk assessment
TerraChem team members present a new method for chemical risk assessment that helps predict the effects of chemical pollution to ecosystems.
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AI helps assess environmental risks from chemicals
A team led by the University of Tübingen used a new AI tool to improve testing of bioaccumulation in fish. Results were published with TerraChem co-funding.
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Mid-project Milestone
We’ve reached an important milestone: we’re halfway through the TerraChem Project. Thank you to everyone contributing their expertise and passion to make this possible!

