Biological test method: fertilization assay using echinoids (sea urchins and sand dollars), chapter 1
Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Section 1: Introduction
- Section 2: Test Organisms
- Section 3: Test System
- Section 4: Universal Test Procedures
- Section 5: Specific Procedures for Testing Chemicals
- Section 6: Specific Procedures for Testing Samples of Effluent, Leachate, and Elutriate
- Section 7: Specific Procedures for Testing Receiving-Water Samples
- Section 8: Specific Procedures for Testing Samples of Liquid Extracted from Sediment or Similar Material
- Section 9: Reporting Requirements
- References
- Appendices
- Biological Test Methods and Supporting Guidance Documents Published by Environment Canada’s Method Development & Applications Unit
- Members of the Inter-Governmental Environmental Toxicity Group (as of October 2009)
- Environment Canada Regional and Headquarters’ Office Addresses
- Review of Procedural Variations Used by Previous Authors and Groups for Fertilization Assays Using Sea Urchins and Sand Dollars
- Bibliography. Additional Papers Directly Relevant to Canadian Echinoid Fertilization Assay
- Logarithmic Series of Concentrations Suitable for Toxicity Tests
List of Tables
- General Features and Conditions for Spawning Echinoids to be Used as a Source of Gametes
- Checklist of Recommended Conditions and Procedures for Holding and Acclimating Echinoid Adults
- Checklist of Recommended and Required Test Conditions and Procedures
- Summary of Sperm and Egg Additions to Each Test Vessel for the Three Test Volumes
List of Figures
- Diagram of Approach Taken in Delineating Test Conditions and Procedures Appropriate for Various Types of Materials or Substances
- General Appearance of Echinoids
- Discriminating Between Fertilized and Unfertilized Eggs
- Flowchart summarizing steps in statistical analysis of a multi-concentration test to derive an ICp
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