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Ecotoxicology

Ecotoxicology testing

An ecotoxicity test is a way of obtaining information about the level of adverse effects from a sample. Data produced by the test is used to evaluate the impact any contamination in the water has on the test species or the potential environmental impact of specific substances discharged into water.

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ALS portfolio

ALS has the capabilities required to study are range of species, aquatic and terrestrial

Methods used are (where available) based on international standards e.g., ISO, EPA, WCMUC , Environment Canada.

  • Bacteria
  • Fish
  • Algae
  • Water arthropod
  • Higher plants
  • Terrestrial arthropod
  • Terrestrial annelidan

Methods used are (where available) based on international standards e.g., ISO, EPA, WCMUC , Environment Canada

 

Analysis provided by ALS includes:
  • Vibrio fischeri (AKA Aliivibrio fischeri, Microtox
  • Poecilia reticulata (guppy)
  • Desmodesmus subspicatus (algae)
  • Daphnia magna (planktonic crustacean)
  • Sinapis alba, lactuca sativa (White mustard, Lettuce)
  • Folsomia candida (Springtail)
  • Enchytraeus crypticus (Annelid worm)
  • Oncorhynchus mykiss (Rainbow trout)

 

 

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