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UCL Open Environment is a fully open access, non-commercial journal committed to solving environmental challenges through collaborative, inclusive and interdisciplinary research. We connect academics, practitioners, policymakers and community groups worldwide – united by a shared commitment to equity, transparency and scientific progress.

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At UCL Open Environment, we believe that openness drives change. By removing barriers and encouraging cross-disciplinary dialogue, we help researchers tackle complex environmental issues that affect us all.


Why publish with UCL Open Environment?

Open from start to finish
Our open science approach includes immediate preprint publication, transparent peer review and fully accessible professionally typeset and copyedited articles – all published under the CC BY licence.


Supportive and fair
We provide hands-on editorial guidance and make it free to publish, ensuring equitable access to high-quality publishing for authors from all backgrounds and sectors.


Community-led and global
Join a vibrant, multidisciplinary network committed to advancing real-world environmental solutions – crossing conventional boundaries beyond disciplines and many different kinds of communities in the academic, business and social spheres.


Multidisciplinary and methodologically diverse
We welcome submissions from across life and earth sciences, as well as medical, physical, population, engineering, and social sciences, including experimental, theoretical and practice-based research.


Indexed and visible
UCL Open Environment is globally disseminated and indexed in major databases including DOAJ, Scopus and PubMed Central, ensuring your work is discoverable and citable.


Be part of a fairer future for environmental research.


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Tiny Daphnia, Big Impact: How a Mini Assay Is Changing the Way We Test Low Volume Water Samples
Tiny Daphnia, Big Impact: How a Mini Assay Is Changing the Way We Test Low Volume Water Samples
Posted by Eberhard Küster on 2025-09-25

In ecotoxicology, the test using Daphnia magna immobilisation is a work‑horse for checking whether a water sample may be harmful to the aquatic environment. In parallel, researchers and regulators are asked to monitor water quality more often and with less effort and expenses. With evaluation of precious, low‑volume samples—think micro‑plastics leachates, nanomaterial suspensions, or field grabs [...]

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