# RECOTOX: Research sites network in ECOtoxicology-TOXicology to monitor, understand and mitigate the eco-toxicological impacts of pollutants in socio-agro-ecosystems

Julie Berthou, Christian Mougin, Véronique Gouy, Vincent Bretagnolle

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Julie Berthou, Christian Mougin, Véronique Gouy, Vincent Bretagnolle. RECOTOX: Research sites network in ECOtoxicology-TOXicology to monitor, understand and mitigate the eco-toxicological impacts of pollutants in socio-agro-ecosystems. International Long Term Ecological Research Network and the Zone Ateliers Critical Zone onservatory Networks, Oct 2017, Nantes, France. 2017. [hal-02786046](https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-02786046)

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# RECOTOX: Research sites network in ECOtoxicology-TOXicology to monitor, understand and mitigate the toxicological impacts of pollutants in socio-agro-ecosystems

Julie Berthou¹, Christian Mougin¹, Véronique Gouy², Vincent Bretagnolle³

¹UMR ECOSYS, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78026, Versailles, France

²UR MAEP, Irstea, 69626, Villeurbanne cedex, France

³UMR CEBC, CNRS & Université de La Rochelle, 79360, Beauvoir sur Niort, France
julie.berthou@inra.fr; christian.mougin@inra.fr; veronique.gouy@irstea.fr; Vincent.BRETAGNOLLE@cebc.cnrs.fr

## Why RECOTOX?

For many years, the scientific community has pointed out the lack of long-term field and large-scale monitoring of the effects of chemicals on ecosystems. In addition, the ecotoxicological studies carried out involve protocols often far away from the conditions of the real world. Hence, our capacity to elucidate and predict such effects remains limited.

In this respect, RECOTOX aims at:

* promoting **transversal and integrated research** to answer the scientific challenges of understanding and anticipating the environmental and health impacts of pesticides and biocides,

* analyzing the **whole chain "pressures-exposures-impacts"** by coordinating and increasing the **in natura observation** and **experimentation** dedicated to ecotoxicology and toxicology,

* sharing between its constitutive observatories/sites a **common culture** around ecotoxicology

## What is RECOTOX?

RECOTOX is a network of sites including six observatories or sites belonging to the SOEREs RBV and/or RZA, several experimental units of the network RMT Quasaprove and three observatories not included in labelled Research Infrastructures. They provide various and complementary agro-pedo-climatic situations.

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## The project

The scientific project of RECOTOX is organized in 5 WPs:

* promotion and organization of a transversal and integrated research on the chain "pressures-exposures-impacts",

* development of multi scale approaches, from the plot to the landscape, in diverse media (soil, water, air, biota)

* development of innovative experimental or measurement methods, standardization,

* development of a focal point for data management and distribution to scientists and stakeholders,

* communication, dissemination and exploitation of results, training.

## Connected infrastructures for research in ecotoxicology and toxicology?

RECOTOX interacts with the major scientific networks and infrastructures dealing with **ecotoxicology** in France. It is an interface between existing or future Research Infrastructures, intended to provide an added value in the field of ecotoxicology and toxicology.

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**RECOTOX**
Observation and
experimentation in
*natura* in the field of
ecotoxicology and
toxicology

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**AnaEE-France**
**AnaEE-EU**
Experimentation in
controled conditions,
analyses and measurements

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**Zones Ateliers, eLTER**
Long-term response of
ecosystems to
environmental, societal and
economic drivers

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Zones
Ateliers

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## Acknowledgements

The mangers of RECOTOX thank AllEnvi for its financial support in 2017.

http://www6.inra.fr/recotox/

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Zones
Ateliers

LTSEFR FRANCE

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