title: The 2015 Annual Meeting of SETAC German Language Branch in Zurich (7-10 September, 2015): Ecotoxicology and environmental chemistry-from research to application.
abstract: This report provides a brief review of the 20th annual meeting of the German Language Branch of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC GLB) held from September 7th to 10th 2015 at ETH (Swiss Technical University) in Zurich, Switzerland. The event was chaired by Inge Werner, Director of the Swiss Centre for Applied Ecotoxicology (Ecotox Centre) Eawag-EPFL, and organized by a team from Ecotox Centre, Eawag, Federal Office of the Environment, Federal Office of Agriculture, and Mesocosm GmbH (Germany). Over 200 delegates from academia, public agencies and private industry of Germany, Switzerland and Austria attended and discussed the current state of science and its application presented in 75 talks and 83 posters. In addition, three invited keynote speakers provided new insights into scientific knowledge 'brokering', and-as it was the International Year of Soil-the important role of healthy soil ecosystems. Awards were presented to young scientists for best oral and poster presentations, and for best 2014 master and doctoral theses. Program and abstracts of the meeting (mostly in German) are provided as Additional file 1.
authors.affiliation: Swiss Centre for Applied Ecotoxicology Eawag-EPFL, Überlandstrasse 133, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Inge
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-0375-9771
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Werner
authors.affiliation: Agroscope, Schloss 1, Postfach, 8820 Wädenswil, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Annette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aldrich
authors.affiliation: Federal Institute of Hydrology, Am Mainzer Tor 1, 56068 Koblenz, Germany.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.affiliation: Goethe University Frankfurt Am Main, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.affiliation: RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brinkmann
authors.affiliation: HSR, University of Applied Sciences, Institute of Environmental and Process Engineering UMTEC, Oberseestrasse 10, 8640 Rapperswil, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Burkhardt
authors.affiliation: Eco(toxico)consulting, Sankt-Maternus-Eck 14, 51515 Kürten, Germany.
authors.forename: Norbert
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Caspers
authors.affiliation: Swiss Centre for Applied Ecotoxicology Eawag-EPFL, Überlandstrasse 133, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Campiche
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Geosciences and Environment, University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chèvre
authors.affiliation: Justus-Liebig-University, Institute of Soil Science, IFZ, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
authors.forename: Rolf-Alexander
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Düring
authors.affiliation: Cell Toxicology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), 04318 Leipzig, Germany ; Environmental Toxicology, Center for Applied Geosciences, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Beate I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Escher
authors.affiliation: Department Cell Toxicology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: Fabian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.affiliation: Goethe University Frankfurt Am Main, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Sabrina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Giebner
authors.affiliation: Goethe University Frankfurt Am Main, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Katharina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Heye
authors.affiliation: RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Henner
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hollert
authors.affiliation: Swiss Centre for Applied Ecotoxicology Eawag-EPFL, Überlandstrasse 133, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Junghans
authors.affiliation: Swiss Centre for Applied Ecotoxicology Eawag-EPFL, Überlandstrasse 133, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Cornelia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kienle
authors.affiliation: Federal Office for Agriculture, 3003 Berne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Katja
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Knauer
authors.affiliation: Swiss Centre for Applied Ecotoxicology Eawag-EPFL, Überlandstrasse 133, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Muris
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Korkaric
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil Engineering, Institute of Building Materials and Construction Chemistry, Technical University Berlin, Gustav-Meyer-Allee 25, 13355 Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Veronika
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Märkl
authors.affiliation: Food Packaging Forum Foundation, Staffelstrasse 8, 8045 Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Muncke
authors.affiliation: Goethe University Frankfurt Am Main, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oehlmann
authors.affiliation: Federal Institute of Hydrology, Am Mainzer Tor 1, 56068 Koblenz, Germany.
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Reifferscheid
authors.affiliation: Office of Waste, Water, Energy and Air (AWEL), Hardturmstrasse 105, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rensch
authors.affiliation: RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schäffer
authors.affiliation: RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Sabrina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schiwy
authors.affiliation: Animal Physiological Ecology, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schwarz
authors.affiliation: Centre for Fish and Wildlife Health, University of Berne, 3000 Berne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Helmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Segner
authors.affiliation: Swiss Centre for Applied Ecotoxicology Eawag-EPFL, Überlandstrasse 133, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Eszter
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.affiliation: Animal Physiological Ecology, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Triebskorn
authors.affiliation: Swiss Centre for Applied Ecotoxicology Eawag-EPFL, Überlandstrasse 133, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Etiënne L M
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Vermeirssen
authors.affiliation: University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Gründenstrasse 40, Muttenz, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wintgens
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Advanced Analytical Technologies, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa), Dübendorf, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zennegg