SR EN ISO 10872:2021

Water and soil quality - Determination of the toxic effect of sediment and soil samples on growth, fertility and reproduction of Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematoda) (ISO 10872:2020)

This document specifies a method for determining the toxicity of environmental samples on growth, fertility and reproduction of Caenorhabditis elegans. The method applies to contaminated whole fresh water sediment (maximum salinity 5 ‰), soil and waste, as well as to pore water, elutriates and aqueous extracts that were obtained from contaminated sediment, soil and waste.

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Status : Valid
Approval date : 10/29/2021
Number of pages : 34
ICS : 13.060.70 Examination of biological properties of water
Technical Committee : 52 - Water quality