Welcome to the homepage for the Section of Soil Fauna and Ecotoxicology, Department of Terrestrial Ecology, National Environmental Research Institute, Denmark. We are dedicated to soil fauna research and, therefore, shorten our name to SOFAR. Read more about our soil animals here...

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SOFAR has long practical experience within soil ecotoxicology and ecology. We do basic, applied and commercial contract research on soil fauna ecology, ecophysiology and ecotoxicology. Furthermore, we provide an advisory role for national and international authorities within our areas of expertise.

The main aim of the research activities is to describe and understand how different kinds of pollutants, climatic conditions and various methods of farming affect soil living animals and the ecosystems, which they are a part of.

In our laboratories, tests and analyses can be performed in accordance with the OECD principles of good laboratory practice (GLP), and our laboratories are accredited for these analyses by the Danish accreditation institute, DANAK . We will be able to provide a full terrestrial test battery needed in authorisations of e.g. pesticides, industrial chemicals and pharmaceuticals.

Find out more about SOFAR if you are searching for a strong research partner in  RD projects within the EU framework programmes, you are a student or Post Doc looking for a place for education and training, or from industries looking for a contract laboratory performing high quality GLP studies.