Home  Welcome to the DEBtox information page, the site for people that want to make sense of (eco)toxicity data! Here, you can find information, a list of publications on DEBtox, and freely downloadable software to analyse your data. Use the major categories on the top left of the screen to navigate through this site; the corresponding sub-categories will appear at the top right.
The mission of DEBtox is to simplify biology to get to the essence of what toxicants (and other stresses) are actually doing to organisms. Simplification is necessary as we cannot expect to test even a small fraction of all possible (combinations of) toxicants, species and environmental conditions. Once we get to the essence, it should be possible to make educated predictions of toxicant effects for untested chemicals, untested species, and under untested conditions.
- For basic information about DEBtox, check out the "about DEBtox" section ...
- For basic information about GUTS, check out the "about GUTS" section ...
- You can find the (experimental) DEBtox Discussion Forum at board.debtox.info.
- For the story behind the "digesting duck", see this WikiPedia entry.
Opinions are like ...
I often find myself having a strong opinion about things going on in ecotoxicology. Scientific journals are not always the best place to ventilate such opinions, and I certainly do not want to clutter my e-book with criticism on other approaches. My opinion on the NOEC has gotten a dedicated place on this website, where I will follow the developments. For my opinions on other matters, I will use the dedicated section of the discussion board on "Ecotox Essays". I welcome you to visit this forum, where you can also comment on the essays. If you are plagued by strong opinions too, and would like to contribute, please register on the board and contact me there.
Breaking news
- 19 May 2012. New versions of the DEBtoxM files posted here.
- 5 May 2012. The discussion board now contains a forum for essays in ecotoxicology.
- 9 April 2012. The free e-book "Making Sense of Chemical Stress" is available in Beta version over here!
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