ECOTOX provides a wide range of standard ecotoxicological tests as well as tailored toxicity assays designed to measure the effects of contaminants on marine and freshwater organisms, including:
Marine models
- Microalgae (ISO 10253)
- Copepods (ISO 16778)
- Corophium sediment toxicity test (OSPAR 2006)
- Sea-urchin embryos (ICES TIMES Nº51)
- Fish (Cyprinodon variegatus) (OECD 210, US-EPA-821-R-02-014)
- Bivalve embryogenesis test (Mytilus galloprovincialis)
Freshwater models
- Microalgae (OECD 201, ISO 8692)
- Daphnia (OECD 202, OECD 211)
- Fish (Danio rerio) (OECD 236)
Population growth test with phytoplankton (Isochrysis galbana)
Embryo-larval development test with sea urchin larva (Paracentrotus lividus)
Survival test with copepod larvae (Acartia sp)
Embryo-larval development test of fish larvae (Cyprinodon variegatus)
Workplan
| Bioassay | Phytoplankton | Zooplankton | Vertebrates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model organism | Isochrysis galbana | Paracentrotus lividus | Acartia sp. | Cyprinodon variegatus |
| Based on | ISO 10253 | ICES TIMES Nº51 | ISO 16778 | OECD 210 |
| Time for carrying out the bioassay | 3 weeks | 2 weeks | 4 weeks | 4 weeks |
| Number of processable samples | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
