The toxicity of chemical warfare agents to fish
12 03 2024
Category: IM Seminar
We cordially invite you to the institute seminar: on Monday 18st of March at 2 pm Wojciech Wilczyński from the Department of Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology will present a seminar entitled „ The toxicity of chemical warfare agents to fish ”.
Abstract: During the 20th century, over half a million tons of chemical weapons were discarded into the world’s seas. Munitions deposited at the sea bottom have begun to corrode, releasing their contents – chemical warfare agents – into the bottom waters and sediments. There is an urgent requirement for assessing the environmental risks linked to the release of these chemical warfare agents. In order to achieve this, it is crucial to obtain real-data measurements regarding the toxicity of these compounds to aquatic organisms. My studies marked the pioneering effort in experimentally quantifying the toxicity of several chemical warfare agents to fish.