Financial Research Support for Ecotoxicology and Environmental Chemistry in Germany - Results of an Online Survey.docVIP

Hollert et al. Environmental Sciences Europe 2011,23:24 /content/23/1/24 COMMENTA RY Open Access Financial Research Support for Ecotoxicology and Environmental Chemistry in Germany – Results of an Online Survey F?rdersituation ?kotoxikologischer und umweltchemischer Forschung in Deutschland – Ergebnisse einer Online-Befragung Henner Hollert* , Juliane Filser , Roger H?u?ling , Michaela Hein , Michael Matthies , J?rg Oehlmann , Hans-Toni Ratte , 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 7 8 1 Martina Ro?-Nickoll , Andreas Sch?er , Martin Scheringer and Andreas Schiwy Abstract In recent years several initiatives addressed the inadequate nancial support of pollutant-related environmental research in the Federal Republic of Germany. For an objective analysis about the research funding in ecotoxicology and environmental chemistry in Germany, an anonymous online survey was prepared. With support of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) - German Language Branch and the German Chemical Society (GDCh) - Division of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology an invitation to participate in the survey was sent to all members of these two major associations for ecotoxicology and environmental chemistry in Germany (D), Switzerland (CH) and Austria (A). Only senior sta from the areas academics, government and industry was invited. The present article introduces the results of the survey. It is segmented in a section on socio-economic characterization of the participants, a section on support of research by the DFG and a section on funding by other