Skip to main content

Terrestrial ecotoxicology

OECD 218

Acute toxicity to Chironomid using spiked sediment

Test design
Test species Chironomus sp.
Life stage First instar larvae
Route of exposure Contact and ingestion
Endpoints Emergence; Development rate
Test duration 28 days
Test unit Sediment-Water volume ratio of 1/4
Test concentrations 5
Replicates 4
Specimens 20/test unit
Temperature 20-25°C
Light 16h light/8h dark
Substrate Artificial soil
Treatment application Spiked sediment

Our company