Ecotoxicological Studies, Environmental Fate and Behavior Studies
Ecotoxicological Studies, Environmental Fate and Behavior Studies
Mérieux NutriSciences offers a comprehensive range of testing services to assess the environmental risk of agrochemicals and biocidal products, as well as the expertise to help you with global regulations.
Ecotoxicological tests:
– Aquatic toxicity:
- Daphnia sp. Acute Immobilisation Test (OECD 202)
- Freshwater Alga and Cyanobacteria, Growth Inhibition Test (OECD 201)
- Fish acute toxicity test (OECD 203)
- Activated sludge, respiration inhibition test (OECD 209)
- Daphnia magna reproduction test (OECD 211)
- Fish, juvenile growth test (OECD 215)
- Bioaccumulation in fish (OECD 305)
– Effects on terrestrial organisms:
- Earthworm, acute toxicity test (OECD 207)
- Earthworm reproduction test (OECD 222)
- Soil micro-organisms – nitrogen transformation test (OECD 216)
- Soil micro-organisms – carbon transformation test (OECD 217)
- Terrestrial plant test (OECD 208)
- Honeybees, acute oral toxicity test (OECD 213)
- Honeybees, acute contact toxicity test (OECD 214)
- Avian acute oral toxicity test (OECD 223)
- Avian dietary toxicity test (OECD 205)
Environmental fate and behavior tests:
- Estimation of the adsorption coefficient (Koc) on soil and on sewage sludge using HPLC (OECD 121)
- Adsorption/desorption using a batch equilibrium method(OECD 106)
- Ready biodegradability (OECD 301)
- Inherent Biodegradability test (OECD 302)
- Inherent biodegradability in soil (aerobic) (OECD 304)
- Aerobic and anaerobic transformation in soil (OECD 307)
- Aerobic and Anaerobic Transformation in Aquatic Sediment Systems (OECD 308)
- Leaching in soil columns (OECD 312)