Ecotoxicology & environmental Fate

Compliance with standards and according to appropriate protocols

Assessment of the environmental fate of chemical substances, whether synthetic or of natural origin, is required by current regulations.
The ecotoxicology services of the Staphyt laboratory allow meeting the requirements of these regulations for the registrations, market authorisations and provide data for Safety Data Sheets (SDS). They also provide the justifications necessary to support the marketing claims of ecolabelling.
In certain cases (volatile, insoluble substances, etc.) adaptations to the test protocols may be necessary. The expertise of our scientific teams and the functionalities of our equipment allow us to offer a solution adapted to the specific needs of each client. It is essential that our scientists in the analytical chemistry department develop and validate methods in-house, to enable monitoring of our customers specific substances in a variety of matrices; water, soil, sludge, fish…

The Staphyt laboratory works in accordance with OECD guidelines and in compliance with ISO and OPPTS standards and national and international regulations. Tests may be performed under Good Laboratory Practice or for R&D purposes.

Aquatic ecotoxicology (freshwater/seawater)

OECD 201 Growth inhibition assay in freshwater algae and cyanobacteria
OECD 202 Acute immobilisation test, Daphnia sp.
OECD 203 Acute fish toxicity test
OECD 210 Fish early life stage of life toxicity test
OECD 211 Reproduction test, Daphnia magna
OECD 212 Short-term toxicity test, embryo and sac-fry stages in fish
OECD 215 Growth test in juvenile fish
OECD 218 Sediment-Water Chironomid Toxicity Using Spiked Sediment
OECD 219 Sediment-Water Chironomid Toxicity Using Spiked Water
OECD 221 Growth inhibition test, Lemna sp.
OECD 236 Fish Embryo Acute Toxicity Test
OECD 238 Sediment-Free Myriophyllum Spicatum Toxicity Test
OECD 239 Water-Sediment Myriophyllum Spicatum Toxicity Test

Terrestrial ecotoxicology

OECD 207 Acute toxicity test in earthworms
OECD 208 Test on terrestrial plants: seedling emergence and seedling growth test
OECD 209 Activated Sludge, Respiration Inhibition Test (Carbon and Ammonium Oxidation)
OECD 216 Soil micro-organisms: nitrogen transformation test
OECD 217 Soil micro-organisms: Carbon transformation test
OECD 222 Earthworm Reproduction Test (Eisenia fetida/Eisenia andrei)
OECD 227 Test on terrestrial plants: vegetative vigour test
OECD 232 Reproduction test for springtails in soil
Aphidius rhopalosiphi: Mead Briggs et al. 2000 – A laboratory test for evaluating the effects of plant protection products on the parasitic wasp, Aphidius rhopalosiphi (DeStephani-Perez) (Hymenoptera, Braconidae)
OECD 226 Predatory mites reproduction test in soil (Hypoaspis aculeifer)
Typhlodromus pyri: Blümel et al. 2000 – Laboratory residual contact test with the predatory mite Typhlodromus pyri Scheuten (Acari: Phytoseiidae) for regulatory testing of plant protection products
Test No. 214: Honeybees, Acute Contact Toxicity Test
Test No. 213: Honeybees, Acute Oral Toxicity Test

Biodegradability

OECD 301 Ready biodegradability (A, D, F)
OECD 302 A Inherent biodegradability: Modified SCAs method
OECD 302 B Intrinsic biodegradability: Zahn-Wellens/EMPA test
OECD 304 Inherent biodegradability in soil
OECD 306 Biodegradability in sea water
OECD 309 Aerobic mineralisation in surface water – Simulated Biodegradation
OECD 310 Ready biodegradability – CO2 emission in hermetically sealed vessels (Headspace Test)
OECD 311 Anaerobic biodegradability test of organic compounds in digested sludge: measurement of gas production
OECD 314 Simulation tests to assess the biodegradability of chemicals discarded in waste water

Biotransformation and Bioaccumulation

OECD 305 Bioaccumulation in Fish: Aqueous and Dietary Exposure
OECD 307 Aerobic and anaerobic transformation in soil
OECD 308 Aerobic and anaerobic transformation in aquatic sediments
OECD 312 Leaching in soil columns

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