Toxicity Screening - Monitoring and Testing Information

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Toxkit Technology and New Zealand Water Quality Guidelines

Abstract : The primary objective of this project was to evaluate six Toxkits and the IQ Toxicity TestsTM, for suitability in the role of screening of whole effluents in DTA required by Resource Consents. As an extension, their role as \'up the pipe\' toxicity identification tests were also evaluated. Screening tests must be cost effective (so that regular testing may be performed), easy to use ...

Toxicity Determination of the Sediments of the River Seine in France by Application of a Battery of Microbiotests

Abstract : This study reports on the potential of the Toxkit microbiotests and the bacterial luminescence test Microtox®, to detect and quantify the toxicity of the sediments of the river Seine ...

BNA Daily Environment report coverage of science & the congress briefing quotes Lynn L. Bergeson

The April 7, 2015, Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report story "Innovation Outpacing Regulatory Systems; Modernized TSCA, New Data Said to Help," reported on "21st Century Understanding of Chemicals," a congressional briefing hosted by the American ...

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Cyst-Based Thamnocephalus Platyurus Toxicity Test Kit

The cyst-based Thamnocephalus platyurus toxicity test is intended for toxicity screening of chemicals, effluents, biotoxins, surface waters, wastewaters, groundwaters, sediment pore waters and elutriates. In Thamnotoxkit F, you find all necessary materials to perform six acute 24h mortality tests with the freshwater crustacean Thamnocephalus platyurus. This cost-effective, culture-independent and ...