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Metal Contaminated Soils Fixation

Treatment of Metal Contaminated Soils The EPA requires a Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) test to determine if metal contaminated soils needs to be managed as hazardous or non-hazardous waste. Soils exhibiting hazardous characteristics need to be disposed of at a facility permitted for that material at a high cost. Soils treated in the field prior to off-site disposal can be ...

Study about the treatability of an industrial stream by means advanced BM Respirometry - Case Study

When it is needed to know whether a particular type of industrial stream can be treated biologically, either because it is expected to be incorporated into the global influent of the treatment ...

EPA Announces Guidance to Waive Toxicity Tests on Animal Skin

On October 7, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is requesting comments on its draft guidance that would allow registrants, in certain circumstances, to forgo testing chemicals on animal skin to determine whether ...

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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 ...