Congratulations to our newly fledged #PhD, Dr Holly Hulme, who just successfully defended her PhD thesis on biomonitoring of chemicals in two sentinel species, common buzzards and Eurasian otters!
September 25, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Congratulations to our newly fledged #PhD, Dr Holly Hulme, who just successfully defended her PhD thesis on biomonitoring of chemicals in two sentinel species, common buzzards and Eurasian otters!
A field-based, minimally invasive biomonitoring approach to evaluate American herring gull health at two Lake Erie colonies
#GreatLakes 🧪
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#GreatLakes 🧪
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A field-based, minimally invasive biomonitoring approach to evaluate American herring gull health at two Lake Erie colonies
Biomonitoring is an important consideration for determining the health status of wildlife as it pertains to pollutants and other stressors. In the pre…
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April 9, 2026 at 7:02 PM
A field-based, minimally invasive biomonitoring approach to evaluate American herring gull health at two Lake Erie colonies
#GreatLakes 🧪
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#GreatLakes 🧪
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Schadstoffbelastung im Fokus: Umweltministerium veröffentlicht aktuellen Bericht über Human Biomonitoring www.dmz-news.eu/2024/12/10/s...
Schadstoffbelastung im Fokus: Umweltministerium veröffentlicht aktuellen Bericht über Human Biomonitoring
DMZ – POLITIK ¦ MM ¦ Lena Wallner ¦ Wien – Das österreichische Umweltministerium hat den dritten Bericht über die Tätigkeiten des Beratungsgremiums Human Biomonitoring (HBM) vorgelegt. Der Bericht, de...
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December 10, 2024 at 5:50 AM
Schadstoffbelastung im Fokus: Umweltministerium veröffentlicht aktuellen Bericht über Human Biomonitoring www.dmz-news.eu/2024/12/10/s...
Dark Taxonomy: From unknown to ready for biomonitoring in 5 steps. By describing 120 species, most species of fungus gnats routinely caught in Malaise traps in Singapore now have names. Bees, butterflies and birds, make room for your new friends. Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
February 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Dark Taxonomy: From unknown to ready for biomonitoring in 5 steps. By describing 120 species, most species of fungus gnats routinely caught in Malaise traps in Singapore now have names. Bees, butterflies and birds, make room for your new friends. Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Our Agricultural and Forest Entomology special issue on advances in insect biomonitoring was published today!
🌾🪲🔍🪰🌲
Explore new and upcoming advances in our ability to detect, identify and characterise insects in production systems!
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🌾🪲🔍🪰🌲
Explore new and upcoming advances in our ability to detect, identify and characterise insects in production systems!
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January 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Our Agricultural and Forest Entomology special issue on advances in insect biomonitoring was published today!
🌾🪲🔍🪰🌲
Explore new and upcoming advances in our ability to detect, identify and characterise insects in production systems!
resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14619563...
🌾🪲🔍🪰🌲
Explore new and upcoming advances in our ability to detect, identify and characterise insects in production systems!
resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14619563...
Understanding evolution, decoding genome regulation, predicting gene function, biomonitoring, and much more.
September 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Understanding evolution, decoding genome regulation, predicting gene function, biomonitoring, and much more.
Overjoyed to be published amongst these brilliant insect biomonitoring papers in this @royentsoc.bsky.social Agricultural and Forest Entomology journal special issue 🌾🧬🐝🐞🐜
Our Agricultural and Forest Entomology special issue on advances in insect biomonitoring was published today!
🌾🪲🔍🪰🌲
Explore new and upcoming advances in our ability to detect, identify and characterise insects in production systems!
resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14619563...
🌾🪲🔍🪰🌲
Explore new and upcoming advances in our ability to detect, identify and characterise insects in production systems!
resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14619563...
January 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Overjoyed to be published amongst these brilliant insect biomonitoring papers in this @royentsoc.bsky.social Agricultural and Forest Entomology journal special issue 🌾🧬🐝🐞🐜
Sources of uncertainty in DNA metabarcoding of whole communities: Implications for its use in biomonitoring 🌎🧪🌐 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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July 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Sources of uncertainty in DNA metabarcoding of whole communities: Implications for its use in biomonitoring 🌎🧪🌐 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Are diatom DNA metabarcoding protocols reproducible?
How much variability between protocols affects quality assessment?
📖 I'm excited to share our new article with colleagues from #DNAqua-Net #DNAquaIMG published in MBMG!
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#DNAmetabarcoding #Diatoms #Biomonitoring
How much variability between protocols affects quality assessment?
📖 I'm excited to share our new article with colleagues from #DNAqua-Net #DNAquaIMG published in MBMG!
👉 mbmg.pensoft.net/article/1332...
#DNAmetabarcoding #Diatoms #Biomonitoring
Proficiency testing and cross-laboratory method comparison to support standardisation of diatom DNA metabarcoding for freshwater biomonitoring
DNA metabarcoding of benthic diatoms has been successfully applied for biomonitoring at the national scale and can now be considered technically ready for routine application. However, protocols and m...
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January 14, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Are diatom DNA metabarcoding protocols reproducible?
How much variability between protocols affects quality assessment?
📖 I'm excited to share our new article with colleagues from #DNAqua-Net #DNAquaIMG published in MBMG!
👉 mbmg.pensoft.net/article/1332...
#DNAmetabarcoding #Diatoms #Biomonitoring
How much variability between protocols affects quality assessment?
📖 I'm excited to share our new article with colleagues from #DNAqua-Net #DNAquaIMG published in MBMG!
👉 mbmg.pensoft.net/article/1332...
#DNAmetabarcoding #Diatoms #Biomonitoring
EPA funds current research studying the crayfish to serve as biomonitoring organism for 6PPD-Q pollution (tiretox.org). NSF funds current indigenous post-bac training program focusing on biological resilience and tribal nation building (www.ramp-biorise.org).
January 29, 2025 at 6:24 AM
EPA funds current research studying the crayfish to serve as biomonitoring organism for 6PPD-Q pollution (tiretox.org). NSF funds current indigenous post-bac training program focusing on biological resilience and tribal nation building (www.ramp-biorise.org).
Amazon hasn't significantly lowered the amount of lead in the blood of children aged 1-5 years old by 93% since 1976, but the government did that.
June 30, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Amazon hasn't significantly lowered the amount of lead in the blood of children aged 1-5 years old by 93% since 1976, but the government did that.
🧬 DNA metabarcoding of diatoms is ready for biomonitoring, but varying protocols hinder comparability. #DNAquaIMG ( #BiodivMon) shows successful protocol transfer across labs, proposing a strategy ensuring distinct protocols meet minimum standards.
Proficiency testing and cross-laboratory method comparison to support standardisation of diatom DNA metabarcoding for freshwater biomonitoring
DNA metabarcoding of benthic diatoms has been successfully applied for biomonitoring at the national scale and can now be considered technically ready for routine application. However, protocols and…
doi.org
January 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🧬 DNA metabarcoding of diatoms is ready for biomonitoring, but varying protocols hinder comparability. #DNAquaIMG ( #BiodivMon) shows successful protocol transfer across labs, proposing a strategy ensuring distinct protocols meet minimum standards.
Today we have retrieved our #ARMS-MBON samples from Getxo Marina. Hard substrate benthos biomonitoring @pie-upvehu.bsky.social @embrc-eu.bsky.social @embrcspain.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Today we have retrieved our #ARMS-MBON samples from Getxo Marina. Hard substrate benthos biomonitoring @pie-upvehu.bsky.social @embrc-eu.bsky.social @embrcspain.bsky.social
PFAS pollution, exposed here in Italy. It's grim!
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Don’t Drink the Water: Italy’s Learnings From PFAS Disaster
PFAS exposure in Europe has been linked to excess deaths and health risks, prompting biomonitoring efforts and policy action to regulate these persistent chemicals.
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February 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
PFAS pollution, exposed here in Italy. It's grim!
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A nice review on #MossMonday:
Bryophytes in heavy metal-polluted environments: trait-based sensitivity, tolerance mechanisms, biomonitoring applications, and restoration potential
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Bryophytes in heavy metal-polluted environments: trait-based sensitivity, tolerance mechanisms, biomonitoring applications, and restoration potential
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Frontiers | Bryophytes in heavy metal-polluted environments: trait-based sensitivity, tolerance mechanisms, biomonitoring applications, and restoration potential
Heavy metal contamination remains a persistent environmental challenge due to its non-degradable nature, long residence time, and cumulative ecological impac...
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August 3, 2026 at 9:45 AM
A nice review on #MossMonday:
Bryophytes in heavy metal-polluted environments: trait-based sensitivity, tolerance mechanisms, biomonitoring applications, and restoration potential
www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...
Bryophytes in heavy metal-polluted environments: trait-based sensitivity, tolerance mechanisms, biomonitoring applications, and restoration potential
www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...
A partir des études de biomonitoring, on ne peut pas conclure grand chose sur la santé humaine mis à part constater qu'on trouve des contaminants qui ne devraient pas y être
July 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
A partir des études de biomonitoring, on ne peut pas conclure grand chose sur la santé humaine mis à part constater qu'on trouve des contaminants qui ne devraient pas y être
What an absolute pleasure to share a summary of the Southern #eDNA Society's #airborne_eDNA workshop at #ESAus2024!
Airborne eDNA 🧬 has the potential to become a powerful biomonitoring tool and we can make that dream a reality by studying eDNA ecology!
Airborne eDNA 🧬 has the potential to become a powerful biomonitoring tool and we can make that dream a reality by studying eDNA ecology!
December 12, 2024 at 5:15 AM
What an absolute pleasure to share a summary of the Southern #eDNA Society's #airborne_eDNA workshop at #ESAus2024!
Airborne eDNA 🧬 has the potential to become a powerful biomonitoring tool and we can make that dream a reality by studying eDNA ecology!
Airborne eDNA 🧬 has the potential to become a powerful biomonitoring tool and we can make that dream a reality by studying eDNA ecology!
A paper for the #eDNA crowd, in particular those using flies for terrestrial biomonitoring. We show that massive pooling works well, reducing costs + time, bringing us a step closer to scalable terrestrial eDNA biomonitoring. doi.org/10.1002/edn3...
An Exploration of DNA Extraction Methods of Fly iDNA for Scalable Biodiversity Monitoring
Metabarcoding of invertebrate-derived DNA (iDNA) is an excellent tool for assessing terrestrial mammal diversity, but the time and costs associated with sample processing constrain its wider adoption....
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October 30, 2025 at 11:47 AM
A paper for the #eDNA crowd, in particular those using flies for terrestrial biomonitoring. We show that massive pooling works well, reducing costs + time, bringing us a step closer to scalable terrestrial eDNA biomonitoring. doi.org/10.1002/edn3...
I'm summarising the Southern eDNA Society's 2024 workshop on airborne #eDNA on Weds afternoon!
Come hear all about airborne eDNA 🧬as an emerging biomonitoring tool
#ESAus2024 Weds Session 3: Beyond Boundaries: Technological Innovations and Advancements in Ecological Monitoring and Conservation
Come hear all about airborne eDNA 🧬as an emerging biomonitoring tool
#ESAus2024 Weds Session 3: Beyond Boundaries: Technological Innovations and Advancements in Ecological Monitoring and Conservation
December 7, 2024 at 5:45 AM
I'm summarising the Southern eDNA Society's 2024 workshop on airborne #eDNA on Weds afternoon!
Come hear all about airborne eDNA 🧬as an emerging biomonitoring tool
#ESAus2024 Weds Session 3: Beyond Boundaries: Technological Innovations and Advancements in Ecological Monitoring and Conservation
Come hear all about airborne eDNA 🧬as an emerging biomonitoring tool
#ESAus2024 Weds Session 3: Beyond Boundaries: Technological Innovations and Advancements in Ecological Monitoring and Conservation
#Microplastic #biomonitoring studies in #aquatic species: A review & quality assessment framework
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Microplastic biomonitoring studies in aquatic species: A review & quality assessment framework
A large body of literature exists demonstrating the exposure, uptake, and presence of micro- and nanoplastic particles (MNPs) within marine biota. Des…
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December 13, 2024 at 5:40 PM
#Microplastic #biomonitoring studies in #aquatic species: A review & quality assessment framework
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The pace and drivers of community change vary over space and time – findings from a national biomonitoring programme vist.ly/32xet #BetaDiversity #ClimateChange
August 11, 2025 at 9:25 AM
The pace and drivers of community change vary over space and time – findings from a national biomonitoring programme vist.ly/32xet #BetaDiversity #ClimateChange
“I had 2 options: bow my head or fight. And I've chosen to fight”✊
Imagine a Europe where every community takes charge of its environment.
European citizens are partnering w/ scientists & using biomonitoring to discover the harmful effects of waste incineration. Full video: www.thetruetoxictoll.eu
Imagine a Europe where every community takes charge of its environment.
European citizens are partnering w/ scientists & using biomonitoring to discover the harmful effects of waste incineration. Full video: www.thetruetoxictoll.eu
January 21, 2025 at 8:12 AM
“I had 2 options: bow my head or fight. And I've chosen to fight”✊
Imagine a Europe where every community takes charge of its environment.
European citizens are partnering w/ scientists & using biomonitoring to discover the harmful effects of waste incineration. Full video: www.thetruetoxictoll.eu
Imagine a Europe where every community takes charge of its environment.
European citizens are partnering w/ scientists & using biomonitoring to discover the harmful effects of waste incineration. Full video: www.thetruetoxictoll.eu
Communities across Europe are saying ''NO'' to waste incineration and its harmful impact - even @politico.eu took notice (link as a thread)!
Today's #SummerReads is actually a SummerWatch 😉
📽️ Watch our video to learn more about biomonitoring and the communities' fight against incinerators!
Today's #SummerReads is actually a SummerWatch 😉
📽️ Watch our video to learn more about biomonitoring and the communities' fight against incinerators!
Biomonitoring: empowering communities for a healthier, cleaner environment
YouTube video by Zero Waste Europe
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August 7, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Communities across Europe are saying ''NO'' to waste incineration and its harmful impact - even @politico.eu took notice (link as a thread)!
Today's #SummerReads is actually a SummerWatch 😉
📽️ Watch our video to learn more about biomonitoring and the communities' fight against incinerators!
Today's #SummerReads is actually a SummerWatch 😉
📽️ Watch our video to learn more about biomonitoring and the communities' fight against incinerators!