This document specifies a method for determining the toxicity of environmental
samples on growth, fertility and reproduction of Caenorhabditis elegans. The method applies
to contaminated whole fresh water sediment (maximum salinity 5 ‰), soil and waste, as well
as to pore water, elutriates and aqueous extracts that were obtained from contaminated
sediment, soil and waste.
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Scope
This document specifies a method for determining the toxicity of environmental
samples on growth, fertility and reproduction of Caenorhabditis elegans. The method applies
to contaminated whole fresh water sediment (maximum salinity 5 ‰), soil and waste, as well
as to pore water, elutriates and aqueous extracts that were obtained from contaminated
sediment, soil and waste.
