Kristin Becker van Slooten

kristin.becker@epfl.ch +41 21 693 27 61

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EPFL VPH WINC-DEI
BCH 4103 (Batochime UNIL)
Av. François-Alphonse Forel 3
CH-1015 Lausanne

+41 21 693 27 61
Office: BCH 4103
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EPFL VPH WINC-DEI
BCH 4103 (Batochime UNIL)
Av. François-Alphonse Forel 3
CH-1015 Lausanne

+41 21 693 27 61
Office: BCH 4103
EPFL › VPH › VPH-WINC › WINC-DEI

Website: https://egalite.epfl.ch

Mission

Member of ETH Board (representative of School Assemblies of ETH Zurich and EPFL) Project leader, Equal Opportunities Office, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) Senior Scientist (Maître d'enseignement et de recherche, MER)

Biography Publications

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since 2017:
- Member of ETH Board (delegate of School Assemblies of ETH Zurich and EPFL)
- Project leader, Equal Opportunities Office, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
2006-2016: Advisor to the President and the General Secretary, EPFL
2004-2006: Member of ETH Board (delegate of School Assemblies of ETH Zurich and EPFL)
2006: Senior Scientist & Lecturer, Head of Research Group in Ecotoxicology EPFL, Ecological Engineering Laboratory, directed by Prof. Andrew Barry
2002-2005: Researcher & Lecturer, Head of Research Group in Experimental Ecotoxicology EPFL, Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, directed by Prof. J. Tarradellas
8/2001: Invited Professor, University of Metz, France, Research unit "Ecotoxicité, Biodiversité, Santé environnementale"
1995-2002: Researcher EPFL, Institute of Environmental Technology (IGE), Research Group in Ecotoxicology, directed by Prof. J. Tarradellas

-> Publication of 19 ISI papers and 56 proceedings
-> Supervision of 4 PhD students, 23 master and 12 postgraduate students
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EDUCATION
1990-94: PhD Thesis, Institute for Environmental Technology, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
1992: Advanced Ecotoxicology Course, European Environmental Research Organisation, Texel, Netherlands (scholarship)
1988-89: Advanced Master in Environmental Sciences, EPFL
1982-88: Diploma in Biology, University of Geneva (thesis realised at the Federal Research Institute Liebefeld, Bern)
1977-81: International Baccalaureate, International School of Geneva
1968-77: Undergraduate studies in Hanover, Germany
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MEMBER OF COMMISSONS AND ORGANISATIONS
- ETH Board (2004-2006 and since 2017);
- Foundation Council "Les Bois Chamblard" (since 2018);
- Foundation Council "La Science appelle les jeunes" (2018-2025);
- Direction Board of Ecotox Center Eawag/EPFL (2010);
- Scientific Commission for Chronic Risks, INERIS, France (2003-2006);
- Foundation Council, Institut Universitaire Romand de Santé au Travail, Lausanne (2003-2006);
- Steering group for Antifouling Emission Scenarios, OECD, Paris (2003);
- Organising Committee of the "Certificat d'études complémentaires en toxicologie", University of Lausanne (2000-2005);
- Directing Committee of COETOX ecotoxicology courses, EAWAG, CEMAGREF Lyon & EPFL (1999-2006);
- Commission of Environmental Toxicology, Swiss Agency for Environment, Forests and Landscape, Berne (1997-2006);
- Working Group on Endocrine Disruption, Swiss Agency for Environment, Forests and Landscape, Berne (1996-2003);
- School Assembly, EPFL (2000-2003);
- Teaching Commission of the section SIE, EPFL (2002-2004);
- Research Commission of the faculty ENAC, EPFL (1997-2006).
- Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, SETAC (1997-2006);
- Society of Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, SECOTOX (1996-2006);
- Lemanic Network of Toxicology (2000-2006).
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LANGUAGES
Bilingual German - French
English: complete fluency
Spanish: basic

Chemical, Biological and Ecotoxicological Assessment of Pesticides and Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Bahlui River, in Romania

M. Neamtu; I. M. Ciumasu; N. Costica; M. Costica; M. Bobu et al.

Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2009. DOI : 10.1007/s11356-009-0101-0.

Kristin Becker van Slooten

Mission

Chemical, Biological and Ecotoxicological Assessment of Pesticides and Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Bahlui River, in Romania

Determination of water quality standards for chemical mixtures: Extension of a methodology developed for herbicides to a group of insecticides and a group of pharmaceuticals

Multigeneration effects of Insect Growth Regulators on the springtail Folsomia candida

Les insecticides organophosphorés dans les cours d’eau: un risque non négligeable pour les organismes aquatiques

Effects of dinoseb on energy reserves in the soil arthropod Folsomia candida

Effects of insect growth regulators on the nontarget soil arthropod Folsomia candida (Collembola)

Further research in support of the Environment Canada collembola toxicity test method with Folsomia candida and Folsomia fimetaria for assessment of contaminated soils and soils amended with substances

Metals and micropollutants in the water, mussels and fish of Lake Geneva

Modeling the concentration–response function of the herbicide dinoseb on Daphnia magna (survival time, reproduction) and Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata (growth rate)

Evaluación de la ecotoxicidad de un efluente proveniente de la industria minera de Honduras con la ayuda de una batería de bioensayos

Tropical ecotoxicity testing with Ceriodaphnia cornuta

Micropollutants in the sediment of the SaiGon-DongNai river : situation and ecological risks

Environment Canada workshop on priorities for soil test method development and standardization

Comparison of the ecotoxicological impact of the triazines Irgarol 1051 and atrazine on microalgal cultures and natural microalgal communities in Lake Geneva

BOD5 measurements of water presenting inhibitory Cu2+ : implications in using of BOD to evaluate biodegradability of industrial wastewaters

Toxic effects of Irgarol 1051 on phytoplankton and macrophytes in Lake Geneva

Guide pour l’utilisation des tests écotoxicologiques avec les daphnies, les bactéries luminescentes et les algues vertes, appliqués aux échantillons de l’environnement

Utilisation du rayonnement solaire pour le traitement de la pollution chimique et microbienne dans l'eau: Etat de l'art et Perspectives de recherche en Afrique tropicale

Hsp70 instability and induction by a pesticide in Folsomia candida

Effects of dinoseb on the life cycle of Daphnia magna : modeling survival time and a proposal for an alternative to the no-observed-effect concentration

Eintrag von organischen Schadstoffen in die Umwelt

The use of aquatic bioassays for the ecotoxicological risk assessment of contaminated sites

Soil biotests and indicators

Konzeption, Unterhalt und Entsorgung von Kugelfängen : Holz, künstliche Kugelfangsysteme : Empfehlungen für Veranstaltungen und Schiessanlagen

Toxicity of sediments from the Ho Chi Minh City canals and Saigon river, Viet Nam

Application de tests écotoxicologiques à des lixiviats de sites pollués

Conception, entretien et élimination des pare-balles : bois, systèmes pare-balles artificiels : recommandations pour les manifestations et les installations de tir

Anwendung ökotoxikologischer Testverfahren auf Sickerwasser und Eluate von belasteten Standorten

Contamination par les PCB et les métaux lourds de différents cours d’eau de la région Rhône-Alpes et potentialité de réintroduction de la loutre ( Lutra lutra L.)

Métaux et micropolluants organiques dans les poissons et les moules du Léman : campagne 1997

Evaluation toxicologique du risque de décharges inertes : élaboration d’une marche à suivre

Métaux et micropolluants organiques dans les dreissènes

Irgarol 1051, an antifouling compound in freshwater, sediment, and biota of lake of Geneva

Organotins in swiss lakes after their ban: assessment of water, sediment, and dreissena polymorpha contamination over a four-year period

Caractéristiques des populations de dreissènes du Léman, évaluation de leur intérêt comme bioindicateur de la qualité des eaux du lac

Accumulation, depuration and growth effects of tributyltin in the freshwater bivalve Dreissena polymorpha under field conditions

Contamination des boues de stations d’épuration suisses par les organoétains

Pollution des eaux par les organoétains : situation encore inchangée malgré l’interdiction

Recherche des organoétains dans la faune piscicole du Léman

Elevated levels of organotins in Lake Geneva : bivalves as sentinel organism

Speciation and fate of organotins in harbours, marinas and coastal areas from the northwestern mediterranean sea.

Infoscience

Chemical, Biological and Ecotoxicological Assessment of Pesticides and Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Bahlui River, in Romania

Determination of water quality standards for chemical mixtures: Extension of a methodology developed for herbicides to a group of insecticides and a group of pharmaceuticals

Multigeneration effects of Insect Growth Regulators on the springtail Folsomia candida

Les insecticides organophosphorés dans les cours d’eau: un risque non négligeable pour les organismes aquatiques

Effects of dinoseb on energy reserves in the soil arthropod Folsomia candida

Effects of insect growth regulators on the nontarget soil arthropod Folsomia candida (Collembola)

Further research in support of the Environment Canada collembola toxicity test method with Folsomia candida and Folsomia fimetaria for assessment of contaminated soils and soils amended with substances

Metals and micropollutants in the water, mussels and fish of Lake Geneva

Modeling the concentration–response function of the herbicide dinoseb on Daphnia magna (survival time, reproduction) and Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata (growth rate)

Evaluación de la ecotoxicidad de un efluente proveniente de la industria minera de Honduras con la ayuda de una batería de bioensayos

Tropical ecotoxicity testing with Ceriodaphnia cornuta

Micropollutants in the sediment of the SaiGon-DongNai river : situation and ecological risks

Environment Canada workshop on priorities for soil test method development and standardization

Comparison of the ecotoxicological impact of the triazines Irgarol 1051 and atrazine on microalgal cultures and natural microalgal communities in Lake Geneva

BOD5 measurements of water presenting inhibitory Cu2+ : implications in using of BOD to evaluate biodegradability of industrial wastewaters

Toxic effects of Irgarol 1051 on phytoplankton and macrophytes in Lake Geneva

Guide pour l’utilisation des tests écotoxicologiques avec les daphnies, les bactéries luminescentes et les algues vertes, appliqués aux échantillons de l’environnement

Utilisation du rayonnement solaire pour le traitement de la pollution chimique et microbienne dans l'eau: Etat de l'art et Perspectives de recherche en Afrique tropicale

Hsp70 instability and induction by a pesticide in Folsomia candida

Effects of dinoseb on the life cycle of Daphnia magna : modeling survival time and a proposal for an alternative to the no-observed-effect concentration

Eintrag von organischen Schadstoffen in die Umwelt

The use of aquatic bioassays for the ecotoxicological risk assessment of contaminated sites

Soil biotests and indicators

Konzeption, Unterhalt und Entsorgung von Kugelfängen : Holz, künstliche Kugelfangsysteme : Empfehlungen für Veranstaltungen und Schiessanlagen

Toxicity of sediments from the Ho Chi Minh City canals and Saigon river, Viet Nam

Application de tests écotoxicologiques à des lixiviats de sites pollués

Conception, entretien et élimination des pare-balles : bois, systèmes pare-balles artificiels : recommandations pour les manifestations et les installations de tir

Anwendung ökotoxikologischer Testverfahren auf Sickerwasser und Eluate von belasteten Standorten

Contamination par les PCB et les métaux lourds de différents cours d’eau de la région Rhône-Alpes et potentialité de réintroduction de la loutre ( Lutra lutra L.)

Métaux et micropolluants organiques dans les poissons et les moules du Léman : campagne 1997

Evaluation toxicologique du risque de décharges inertes : élaboration d’une marche à suivre

Métaux et micropolluants organiques dans les dreissènes

Irgarol 1051, an antifouling compound in freshwater, sediment, and biota of lake of Geneva

Organotins in swiss lakes after their ban: assessment of water, sediment, and dreissena polymorpha contamination over a four-year period

Caractéristiques des populations de dreissènes du Léman, évaluation de leur intérêt comme bioindicateur de la qualité des eaux du lac

Accumulation, depuration and growth effects of tributyltin in the freshwater bivalve Dreissena polymorpha under field conditions