Iris PitVisiting researcher

About me

I am an enthusiastic environmental scientist specializing in biodiversity and ecotoxicology, with a strong academic background, including a doctoral degree, a teaching qualification and a prestigious Rubicon Fellowship. My project is called: synthetic chemicals as a cause of biodiversity loss, which will give me the ability to strive for a toxic-free environment using an interdisciplinary approach. I believe addressing synthetic chemicals in surface waters and creating an impact through the science-to-policy process is needed to safeguard river ecosystems in the future. 

Research projects

Ongoing

Completed

Synthetic chemicals as a cause of biodiversity loss

Rivers contain mixtures of synthetic chemicals from discharges but the effect on biodiversity is unknown. Discovering to what degree and which synthetic chemicals affect biodiversity will assist water management towards a toxic-free environment.