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Two members of the project team had participated in the 1st International Earthworm Congress in Shanghai from June 24-29 2018. Research conducted within the DEFENSoil project had been presented with an oral and a poster presentation.

The work “The effects of selected herbicides on biomarkers and reproduction of earthworm Dendrobaena veneta (Rosa, 1886)” investigated the influence of widely and frequently used pesticides on earthworms, at the level of molecular biomarkers and reproductive success. the results of this research were presented within an oral presentation.
The poster presentation “The usage of Arduino based CO2 (NDIR) sensors in research of earthworm physiology and ecotoxicology” contained the results of the study investigating the possible usage of low-cost sensor systems in ecotoxicological research involving earthworms.

Book of abstracts of this congress is available at http://www.isee11.org/Home/Menu/30.