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MIXCOP–Implementation of a model to assess the time-dependent effects of mixed pesticides on a collembolan population

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: A new simulation model has been created by merging three model approaches, including soil exposure prediction, effect estimation and a population model. • The aim is to use the overall model to better assess the effects of pesticides on soil organisms. • The model is called MIXCOP (pesticide MIXtures and their effects on a COllembolan Population) and simulates a population of Folsomia candida in a vertical soil column. • MIXCOP allows to calculate a time- and movement-dependent exposure for the individual animals, as well as the resulting effects. Effects on both adult organisms and juvenile organisms are taken into account. The modular structure including the individual assumptions are explained in more detail.

Source: MethodsX

DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2025.103403

Authors: Alexandra Sybertz, Richard Ottermanns, Martina Roß-Nickoll

Institution: RWTH Aachen University

Language: English

Topic: Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology

Subfield: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Life on land

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,260