Biological test method for measuring survival of springtails exposed to contaminants in soil: appendix A
Appendix A
Biological Test Methods and Supporting Guidance Documents Published by Environment Canada’s Method Development and Applications Unit.Footnotea
Title of Biological Test Method or Guidance Document | Report Number | Publication Date | Applicable Amendments |
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Acute Lethality Test Using Rainbow Trout | EPS 1/RM/9 | July 1990 | May 1996 and May 2007 |
Acute Lethality Test Using Threespine Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) |
EPS 1/RM/10 | July 1990 | March 2000 |
Acute Lethality Test Using Daphnia spp. | EPS 1/RM/11 | July 1990 | May 1996 |
Test of Reproduction and Survival Using the Cladoceran Ceriodaphnia dubia | EPS 1/RM/21 2nd Edition |
February 2007 | - |
Test of Larval Growth and Survival Using Fathead Minnows | EPS 1/RM/22 2nd Edition |
February 2011 | - |
Toxicity Test Using Luminescent Bacteria (Photobacterium phosphoreum) |
EPS 1/RM/24 | November 1992 | - |
Growth Inhibition Test Using a Freshwater Algae | EPS 1/RM/25 2nd Edition |
March 2007 | - |
Acute Test for Sediment Toxicity Using Marine or Estuarine Amphipods | EPS 1/RM/26 | December 1992 | October 1998 |
Fertilization Assay Using Echinoids (Sea Urchins and Sand Dollars) | EPS 1/RM/27 2nd Edition |
February 2011 | - |
Toxicity Tests Using Early Life Stages of Salmonid Fish (Rainbow Trout) | EPS 1/RM/28 2nd Edition |
July 1998 | - |
Test for Survival and Growth in Sediment Using the Larvae of Freshwater Midges (Chironomus tentans or Chironomus riparius) | EPS 1/RM/32 | December 1997 | - |
Test for Survival and Growth in Sediment and Water Using the Freshwater Amphipod Hyalella azteca | EPS 1/RM/33 2nd Edition |
June 2012 | - |
Test for Measuring the Inhibition of Growth Using the Freshwater Macrophyte, Lemna minor | EPS 1/RM/37 2nd Edition |
January 2007 | - |
Test for Survival and Growth in Sediment Using Spionid Polychaete Worms (Polydora cornuta) | EPS 1/RM/41 | December 2001 | - |
Tests for Toxicity of Contaminated Soil to Earthworms (Eisenia andrei, Eisenia fetida, or Lumbricus terrestris) | EPS 1/RM/43 | June 2004 | June 2007 |
Tests for Measuring Emergence and Growth of Terrestrial Plants Exposed to Contaminants in Soil | EPS 1/RM/45 | February 2005 | June 2007 |
Test for Measuring Survival and Reproduction of Springtails Exposed to Contaminants in Soil | EPS 1/RM/47 | September 2007 | - |
Test for Growth in Contaminated Soil Using Terrestrial Plants Native to the Boreal Region | EPS 1/RM/56 | August 2013 | - |
Title of Biological Test Method or Guidance Document | Report Number | Publication Date | Applicable Amendments |
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Reference Method for Determining Acute Lethality of Effluents to Rainbow Trout | EPS 1/RM/13 2nd Edition |
December 2000 | May 2007 |
Reference Method for Determining Acute Lethality of Effluents to Daphnia magna | EPS 1/RM/14 2nd Edition |
December 2000 | - |
Reference Method for Determining Acute Lethality of Sediment to Marine or Estuarine Amphipods | EPS 1/RM/35 | December 1998 | - |
Reference Method for Determining the Toxicity of Sediment Using Luminescent Bacteria in a Solid- Phase Test | EPS 1/RM/42 | April 2002 | - |
Title of Biological Test Method or Guidance Document | Report Number | Publication Date | Applicable Amendments |
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Guidance Document on Control of Toxicity Test Precision Using Reference Toxicants | EPS 1/RM/12 | August 1990 | - |
Guidance Document on Collection and Preparation of Sediment for Physicochemical Characterization and Biological Testing | EPS 1/RM/29 | December 1994 | - |
Guidance Document on Measurement of Toxicity Test Precision Using Control Sediments Spiked with a Reference Toxicant | EPS 1/RM/30 | September 1995 | - |
Guidance Document on Application and Interpretation of Single-Species Tests in Environmental Toxicology | EPS 1/RM/34 | December 1999 | - |
Guidance Document for Testing the Pathogenicity and Toxicity of New Microbial Substances to Aquatic and Terrestrial Organisms | EPS 1/RM/44 | March 2004 | - |
Guidance Document on Statistical Methods for Environmental Toxicity Tests | EPS 1/RM/46 | March 2005 | June 2007 |
Procedure for pH Stabilization During the Testing of Acute Lethality of Wastewater Effluent to Rainbow Trout | EPS 1/RM/50 | March 2008 | - |
Supplementary Background and Guidance for Investigating Acute Lethality of Wastewater Effluent to Rainbow Trout | - | March 2008 | - |
Guidance Document on the Sampling and Preparation of Contaminated Soil for Use in Biological Testing | EPS 1/RM/53 | February 2012 | - |
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