Thomas Backhaus

TRIDENT-2 predicts chemical toxicity across eukaryotic species using multimodal transformers, achieving accuracy across diverse chemicals and taxa.

This study uses metabarcoding to show that micropollutants from wastewater treatment plants reduce microbial diversity and alter community structure in fjord systems.

This study examines how urban pollution affects microbial networks in river sediments, finding fragmented networks and shifts in keystone taxa under stress.

This study quantifies developmental differences in zebrafish embryos at 26°C and 28°C, showing temperature-dependent delays in key developmental endpoints and suggesting reevaluation of animal welfare guidelines.

This paper presents a dataset documenting zebrafish early development at 26°C and 28°C, showing temperature-dependent developmental milestones and suggesting revised guidelines for toxicological studies.

The paper uses AI to assess chronic chemical risks in river water, identifying pharmaceuticals as key risk drivers and fish as the most vulnerable group.

This study evaluates how micropollutants, especially antibiotics, affect bacterial communities in different environmental compartments of a river basin, showing reduced diversity and altered functional capabilities in polluted sites.

The paper presents a dataset of emerging contaminants in various water and sediment samples from Chile's central and southern coast, highlighting urban and aquaculture impacts.

This paper applies a multi-scenario risk assessment strategy to evaluate chemical risks in the River Aconcagua basin, identifying key risk drivers among CECs and highlighting ecological impacts.

This study identifies significant data gaps in monitoring and ecotoxicity data for pharmaceuticals in European waterways, highlighting 68 APIs for monitoring and 66 for ecotoxicity testing.