1 Scope
This International Standard specifies a method for the determination of the acute toxicity to Daphnia magna Straus (Cladocera, Crustacea).
This method is applicable to:
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— chemical substances which are soluble under the conditions of the test, or can be maintained as a stable suspension or dispersion under the conditions of the test;
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— industrial or sewage effluents;
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— treated or untreated waste water;
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— aqueous extracts and leachates;
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— fresh water (surface and ground water);
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— eluates of fresh water sediment;
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— pore water of fresh water sediment.