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11 Sept 2006 |
Revised Introduction to the OECD Guidelines for Testing of Chemicals, Section 3
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17 Jul 1992 |
Test No. 301: Ready Biodegradability
This Test Guideline describes six methods that permit the screening of chemicals for ready biodegradability in an aerobic aqueous medium. The methods are: the DOC Die-Away, the CO2 Evolution (Modified Sturm Test), the MITI (I) (Ministry of ... |
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12 May 1981 |
Test No. 302A: Inherent Biodegradability: Modified SCAS Test
This Test Guideline describes a method which is an adaptation of the Soap and Detergent Association semi-continuous activated sludge (SCAS) procedure for assessing the primary biodegradation of alkyl benzene sulphonate. The test does not simulate ... |
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17 Jul 1992 |
Test No. 302B: Inherent Biodegradability: Zahn-Wellens/ EVPA Test
This Test Guideline describes the Zahn-Wellens/EMPA Test. It is used to determine inherent biodegradability. A mixture containing the non-volatile and water soluble test substance, mineral nutrients and a relatively large amount of activated sludge ... |
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08 Sept 2009 |
Test No. 302C: Inherent Biodegradability: Modified MITI Test (II)
This Test Guideline describes the modified MITI test (II). This test permits the measurement of the Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and the analysis of residual chemicals in order to evaluate the inherent biodegradability of chemical substances ... |
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22 Jan 2001 |
Test No. 303: Simulation Test - Aerobic Sewage Treatment -- A: Activated Sludge Units; B: Biofilms
This Test Guideline describes two simulations tests used in the aerobic sewage treatment. Activated Sludge Units are designed to determine the elimination and the primary and/or ultimate biodegradation of water-soluble organic compounds by aerobic ... |
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12 May 1981 |
Test No. 304A: Inherent Biodegradability in Soil
The method described in this Test Guideline is designed for the evaluation of the mineralisation rate of a 14C-labelled compound in soil. The method is applicable to volatile or non-volatile, soluble or insoluble compounds which are not inhibitory ... |
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02 Oct 2012 |
Test No. 305: Bioaccumulation in Fish: Aqueous and Dietary Exposure
This Test Guideline describes a procedure for characterising the bioconcentration potential of substances in fish, using an aqueous (standard and minimised tests) or dietary exposure, under flow-through conditions (but semi-static regimes are ... |
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17 Jul 1992 |
Test No. 306: Biodegradability in Seawater
This Test Guideline describes two methods for biodegradability in seawater. The shake flask method consists on dissolution of a pre-determined amount of the test substance in the test medium to yield a concentration of 5-40 mg/l dissolved organic ... |
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24 Apr 2002 |
Test No. 307: Aerobic and Anaerobic Transformation in Soil
The method described in this Test Guideline is designed for evaluating aerobic and anaerobic transformation of chemicals in soil. The experiments are performed to determine the rate of transformation of the test substance, and the nature and rates ... |
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24 Apr 2002 |
Test No. 308: Aerobic and Anaerobic Transformation in Aquatic Sediment Systems
This Test Guideline describes a laboratory test method to assess aerobic and anaerobic transformation of organic chemicals in aquatic sediment systems. The method permits the measurement of (i) the transformation rate of the test substance in a ... |
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23 Nov 2004 |
Test No. 309: Aerobic Mineralisation in Surface Water – Simulation Biodegradation Test
The purpose of this test is to measure the time course of biodegradation of a test substance at low concentration in aerobic natural water and to quantify the observations in the form of kinetic rate expressions. The test is performed in batch by ... |
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26 Sept 2014 |
Test No. 310: Ready Biodegradability - CO2 in sealed vessels (Headspace Test)
This Test Guideline is a screening method for the evaluation of ready biodegradability of chemicals. |
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11 Jul 2006 |
Test No. 311: Anaerobic Biodegradability of Organic Compounds in Digested Sludge: by Measurement of Gas Production
This Test Guideline describes a screening method for the evaluation of potential anaerobic biodegradability of organic chemicals under specific conditions. Washed digested sludge, containing low (<10 mg/L) concentrations of inorganic carbon (IC), is ... |
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23 Nov 2004 |
Test No. 312: Leaching in Soil Columns
The method described in this Test Guideline is based on soil column chromatography in disturbed soil. Two types of experiments are performed to determine (i) the leaching potential of the test substance, and (ii) the leaching potential of ... |
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15 Oct 2007 |
Test No. 313: Estimation of Emissions from Preservative - Treated Wood to the Environment
This Test Guideline is intended for testing the emissions from wood and wooden commodities that are not covered and are in contact with fresh water or seawater. Preservative treated wood test specimens are immersed in water. The recommended wood ... |
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16 Oct 2008 |
Test No. 314: Simulation Tests to Assess the Biodegradability of Chemicals Discharged in Wastewater
This Test Guideline describes a method to assess the extent and kinetics of primary and ultimate biodegradation of organic chemicals whose route of entry into the environment begins with their discharge to wastewater. It consists of five simulation ... |
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16 Oct 2008 |
Test No. 315: Bioaccumulation in Sediment-dwelling Benthic Oligochaetes
This Test Guideline describes a method to assess bioaccumulation of sediment-associated chemicals in endobenthic oligochaetes worms. It applies to stable, neutral organic chemicals having log Kow values between 3.0 and 6.0, superlipophilic ... |
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04 Jul 2023 |
Test No. 316: Phototransformation of Chemicals in Water – Direct Photolysis
This Test guideline describes studies on phototransformation in water to determine the potential effects of solar irradiation on chemicals in surface water, considering direct photolysis only. It is designed as a tiered approach. The Tier 1 is based ... |
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23 Jul 2010 |
Test No. 317: Bioaccumulation in Terrestrial Oligochaetes
This Test Guideline describes procedures designed to assess bioaccumulation of chemicals in soil oligochaetes. The parameters which characterise the bioaccumulation of a substance include the bioaccumulation factor (BAF), the uptake rate constant ... |
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OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals, Section 3
Environmental fate and behaviour
The OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals is a collection of about 150 of the most relevant internationally agreed testing methods used by government, industry and independent laboratories to identify and characterise potential hazards of chemicals. They are a set of tools for professionals, used primarily in regulatory safety testing and subsequent chemical and chemical product notification, chemical registration and in chemical evaluation. They can also be used for the selection and ranking of candidate chemicals during the development of new chemicals and products and in toxicology research. This group of tests covers environmental fate and behaviour. In 2017, the section 3 “Degradation and Accumulation” was renamed to “ Environmental fate and behaviour” to take into account Test Guidelines measuring endpoints such as dispersion, aggregation.
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Test No. 301: Ready Biodegradability
OECD
17 Jul 1992
This Test Guideline describes six methods that permit the screening of chemicals for ready biodegradability in an aerobic aqueous medium. The methods are: the DOC Die-Away, the CO2 Evolution (Modified Sturm Test), the MITI (I) (Ministry of ...
Test No. 302A: Inherent Biodegradability: Modified SCAS Test
OECD
12 May 1981
This Test Guideline describes a method which is an adaptation of the Soap and Detergent Association semi-continuous activated sludge (SCAS) procedure for assessing the primary biodegradation of alkyl benzene sulphonate. The test does not simulate ...
Test No. 302B: Inherent Biodegradability: Zahn-Wellens/ EVPA Test
OECD
17 Jul 1992
This Test Guideline describes the Zahn-Wellens/EMPA Test. It is used to determine inherent biodegradability. A mixture containing the non-volatile and water soluble test substance, mineral nutrients and a relatively large amount of activated sludge ...
Test No. 302C: Inherent Biodegradability: Modified MITI Test (II)
OECD
08 Sept 2009
This Test Guideline describes the modified MITI test (II). This test permits the measurement of the Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and the analysis of residual chemicals in order to evaluate the inherent biodegradability of chemical substances ...
Test No. 303: Simulation Test - Aerobic Sewage Treatment -- A: Activated Sludge Units; B: Biofilms
OECD
22 Jan 2001
This Test Guideline describes two simulations tests used in the aerobic sewage treatment. Activated Sludge Units are designed to determine the elimination and the primary and/or ultimate biodegradation of water-soluble organic compounds by aerobic ...
Test No. 304A: Inherent Biodegradability in Soil
OECD
12 May 1981
The method described in this Test Guideline is designed for the evaluation of the mineralisation rate of a 14C-labelled compound in soil. The method is applicable to volatile or non-volatile, soluble or insoluble compounds which are not inhibitory ...
Test No. 305: Bioaccumulation in Fish: Aqueous and Dietary Exposure
OECD
02 Oct 2012
This Test Guideline describes a procedure for characterising the bioconcentration potential of substances in fish, using an aqueous (standard and minimised tests) or dietary exposure, under flow-through conditions (but semi-static regimes are ...
Test No. 306: Biodegradability in Seawater
OECD
17 Jul 1992
This Test Guideline describes two methods for biodegradability in seawater. The shake flask method consists on dissolution of a pre-determined amount of the test substance in the test medium to yield a concentration of 5-40 mg/l dissolved organic ...
Test No. 307: Aerobic and Anaerobic Transformation in Soil
OECD
24 Apr 2002
The method described in this Test Guideline is designed for evaluating aerobic and anaerobic transformation of chemicals in soil. The experiments are performed to determine the rate of transformation of the test substance, and the nature and rates ...
This Test Guideline describes a laboratory test method to assess aerobic and anaerobic transformation of organic chemicals in aquatic sediment systems. The method permits the measurement of (i) the transformation rate of the test substance in a ...
Test No. 309: Aerobic Mineralisation in Surface Water – Simulation Biodegradation Test
OECD
23 Nov 2004
The purpose of this test is to measure the time course of biodegradation of a test substance at low concentration in aerobic natural water and to quantify the observations in the form of kinetic rate expressions. The test is performed in batch by ...
This Test Guideline is a screening method for the evaluation of ready biodegradability of chemicals.
Test No. 311: Anaerobic Biodegradability of Organic Compounds in Digested Sludge: by Measurement of Gas Production
OECD
11 Jul 2006
This Test Guideline describes a screening method for the evaluation of potential anaerobic biodegradability of organic chemicals under specific conditions. Washed digested sludge, containing low (<10 mg/L) concentrations of inorganic carbon (IC), is ...
Test No. 312: Leaching in Soil Columns
OECD
23 Nov 2004
The method described in this Test Guideline is based on soil column chromatography in disturbed soil. Two types of experiments are performed to determine (i) the leaching potential of the test substance, and (ii) the leaching potential of ...
Test No. 313: Estimation of Emissions from Preservative - Treated Wood to the Environment
OECD
15 Oct 2007
This Test Guideline is intended for testing the emissions from wood and wooden commodities that are not covered and are in contact with fresh water or seawater. Preservative treated wood test specimens are immersed in water. The recommended wood ...
Test No. 314: Simulation Tests to Assess the Biodegradability of Chemicals Discharged in Wastewater
OECD
16 Oct 2008
This Test Guideline describes a method to assess the extent and kinetics of primary and ultimate biodegradation of organic chemicals whose route of entry into the environment begins with their discharge to wastewater. It consists of five simulation ...
This Test Guideline describes a method to assess bioaccumulation of sediment-associated chemicals in endobenthic oligochaetes worms. It applies to stable, neutral organic chemicals having log Kow values between 3.0 and 6.0, superlipophilic ...
This Test guideline describes studies on phototransformation in water to determine the potential effects of solar irradiation on chemicals in surface water, considering direct photolysis only. It is designed as a tiered approach. The Tier 1 is based ...
Test No. 317: Bioaccumulation in Terrestrial Oligochaetes
OECD
23 Jul 2010
This Test Guideline describes procedures designed to assess bioaccumulation of chemicals in soil oligochaetes. The parameters which characterise the bioaccumulation of a substance include the bioaccumulation factor (BAF), the uptake rate constant ...