Biological test method for measuring terrestrial plants 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 Section
| Title of Biological Test Method or Guidance Document | Report Number | Publication Date | Applicable Amendments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute Lethality Test Using Rainbow Trout | EPS 1/RM/9 | July 1990 | May 1996 |
| 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 | February 1992 | November 1997 |
| Test of Larval Growth and Survival Using Fathead Minnows | EPS 1/RM/22 | February 1992 | November 1997 |
| Toxicity Test Using Luminescent Bacteria (Photobacterium phosphoreum) | EPS 1/RM/24 | November 1992 | -- |
| Growth Inhibition Test Using the Freshwater Alga Selenastrum capricornutum | EPS 1/RM/25 | November 1992 | November 1997 |
| 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 | December 1992 | November 1997 |
| Toxicity Tests Using Early Life Stages of Salmonid Fish (Rainbow Trout, Coho Salmon, or Atlantic Salmon) | EPS 1/RM/28 1st Edition | December 1992 | January 1995 |
| 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 Using the Freshwater Amphipod Hyalella azteca | EPS 1/RM/33 | December 1997 | -- |
| Test for Measuring the Inhibition of Growth Using the Freshwater Macrophyte, Lemna minor | EPS 1/RM/37 | March 1999 | -- |
| 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 | -- |
| Tests for Measuring Emergence and Growth of Terrestrial Plants Exposed to Contaminants in Soil |
EPS 1/RM/45 | February 2005 | -- |
| Test for Measuring Survival and Reproduction of Springtails Exposed to Contaminants in Soil |
EPS 1/RM/47 | 2005 | -- |
| Title of Biological Test Method or Guidance Document | Report Number | Publication Date | Applicable Amendments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reference Method for Determining Acute Lethality of Effluents to Rainbow Trout | EPS 1/RM/13 1st Edition | July 1990 | May 1996, December 2000 |
| Reference Method for Determining Acute Lethality of Effluents to Rainbow Trout | EPS 1/RM/13 2nd Edition | December 2000 | -- |
| Reference Method for Determining Acute Lethality of Effluents to Daphnia magna | EPS 1/RM/14 1st Edition | July 1990 | May 1996, December 2000 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 to Determine Endpoints of Toxicity Tests | EPS 1/RM/46 | December 2004 | -- |
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