Aquatic unit

From all the species, embryos can be retrieved for a variety of scientific studies. Studies in adult fish and frogs require ethical permits. Our research is focused on applied ecotoxicology and includes field sampling of biota, on site studies of contaminated waters and laboratory hazard evaluations of environmental samples and chemicals.

Methods

We perform toxicity tests on all the organisms, primarily using accepted standardized protocols (OECD TG), such as:

• Embryo toxicity studies
• Whole life-cycle exposure
• Sexual development and reproduction
• Amphibian metamorphosis assay
• Behaviour studies

Connected services:

1. Histopathology
2. Analytical chemistry
3. RNA-expression analyses

Visit to the zebrafish lab

Please contact Gunnar Carlsson or Stefan Örn for information regarding future projects, user’s fees and possibilities for collaboration!