Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành hóa học dành cho các bạn yêu hóa học tham khảo đề tài: Financial Research Support for Ecotoxicology and Environmental Chemistry in Germany – Results of an Online Survey Fördersituation ökotoxikologischer und umweltchemischer Forschung in Deutschland – Ergebnisse einer Online-Befragung | Hollert et al. Environmental Sciences Europe 2011 23 24 http content 23 1 24 o Environmental Sciences Europe a SpringerOpen Journal COMMENTARY Open Access Financial Research Support for Ecotoxicology and Environmental Chemistry in Germany - Results of an Online Survey Fordersituation okotoxikologischer und umweltchemischer Forschung in Deutschland -Ergebnisse einer Online-Befragung Henner Hollert 1 Juliane Filser2 Roger HâuRling3 Michaela Hein4 Michael Matthies5 Jorg Oehlmann6 Hans-Toni Ratte7 Martina RoR-Nickoll7 Andreas Schâffer7 Martin Scheringer8 and Andreas Schiwy1 Abstract In recent years several initiatives addressed the inadequate financial 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 staff 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 funding organizations. A total of 71 male and female scientists in senior positions from various areas participated in the survey. The results revealed that the participants are to be classified as having excellent records. of the respondents had submitted at least one research proposal to the DFG in the past but one third actually received financial support by the DFG. 64 are not satisfied with