Planeetzee@work experienced ecotox research @GhEnToxLab

For the second year in a row, the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) organized the PlaneetZee@work competition. As a committed partner of VLIZ, GhEnToxLab hosted an interactive day on marine sciences for high school students. On Tuesday 26 January, 30 fourth-year students of the Barnum school of Roeselare visited our lab to learn - hands on - about the effects of different stressors on the marine environment. After an introductory presentation and a guided tour of our facilities, the students participated in five workshops. Each workshop, organized by five of our PhD students, covered current, high profile issues like: harmful algal blooms, ocean acidification and (micro-)plastic pollution. Additionally workshops on innovative environmental DNA monitoring techniques and basic marine toxicity testing provided insights into new and current ecotoxicological methods. We would like to thank the students for their vibrant enthusiasm and wish them all the best with their further research activities leading to the development and presentation of their scientific posters on these topics.





 

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