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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 freshwater sediment (maximum salinity 5 g/l), 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
     :  Published
    Publication date
     : 2020-05
  • Edition
     : 2
    Number of pages
     : 23
  • Technical Committee
     : ISO/TC 147/SC 5 Biological methods
  • ICS
     :
    13.060.70 Examination of biological properties of water

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Life on Land
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Clean Water and Sanitation

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