OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals, Section 2 Test No. 208: Terrestrial Plant Test: Seedling Emergence and Seedling Growth Test


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This Test Guideline is designed to assess effects on seedling emergence and early growth of higher plants following exposure to the test substance applied to the soil surface or into the soil. Seeds are placed in contact with soil treated with the ...




OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals, Section 2 Test No. 227: Terrestrial Plant Test: Vegetative Vigour Test


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This Test Guideline is designed to assess effects on vegetative vigour of terrestrial plants following above-ground exposure by general chemicals, biocides and crop protection products. The test can be conducted in order to determine the ...













OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals, Section 2 Test No. 207: Earthworm, Acute Toxicity Tests


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This Test Guideline includes two methods: a paper contact toxicity test and an artificial soil test. The recommended specie is Eisenia foetida (Michaelsen). The initial screening test (filter paper contact test) involves exposing earthworms to test ...




OECD Guidelines for Testing of Chemicals


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Contents include a section on physical-chemical properties; effects on biotic systems; such as algae, daphnia and fish; and biodegradability, aerobic sewage treatment, and bioaccumulation; and, Health effects.




OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals, Section 2 Test No. 221: Lemna sp. Growth Inhibition Test


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This Test Guideline is designed to assess the toxicity of substances to freshwater aquatic plants of the genus Lemna (duckweed). Exponentially growing plant cultures of the genus Lemna (Lemna gibba and Lemna minor usually) are allowed to grow as ...




OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals, Section 2 Test No. 215: Fish, Juvenile Growth Test


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This Test Guideline is designed to assess the effects of prolonged exposure to chemicals on the growth of juvenile fish. Juvenile fish in exponential growth phase are placed, after being weighed, in test chambers and are normally exposed to five ...




OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals, Section 2 Test No. 210: Fish, Early-life Stage Toxicity Test


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The test method described in this Test Guideline, is intended to define the lethal and sub-lethal effects of chemicals on the early life stages of the species tested. The early-life stages of fish are exposed to five concentrations of the test ...