… impact and efficacy. The assessment follows a tiered approach starting with the tests of the mechanical properties, followed by a semi-field trial testing the animal welfare impact and basic efficacy, and optionally supplemented by …

… of the cationic model substance was clearly slowed down in a water simulation test (⁠OECD⁠ 309) and also in a sediment simulation test (OECD 308). First suggestions for an adaption of the method to evaluate the …

… project generated ecotoxicological data needed for the development of a tailored testing strategy to assess the environmental risk of pharmaceuticals (progestins and glucocorticoids). For this purpose, chronic fish tests, among others, were carried out in the laboratory according to a new test …

… on the basis of the concentrations of the waste constituents or on the basis of a test. For the hazard characteristic ‘HP 14’ (ecotoxic), there are currently no specific requirements at EU level for categorisation based on tests (bioassays). For this reason, a recommendation on the ecotoxicological …

… concentrations of target substances leached from material preservatives. Harmonised test procedures are required to predict environmental impact due to leaching. … contact to water to prove suitability of the proposed laboratory and field test procedure. Herunterladen Reihe Texte | 22/2016 Seitenzahl 140 Erscheinungsjahr …

… to investigate the bioaccumulation of nanomaterials in freshwater mussels. A new test system was established and necessary adaptions regarding inter alia test performance and analytics of nanomaterials in biota and aquatic media were …

… further olfactory analyses of various wall and floor assemblies installed in test rooms of the eco-INSTITUT in Cologne were conducted. Around 60 single products and combinations of materials have been tested in emission chambers. These products were also placed in the new or …

… in the European Union and other countries includes a requirement for “higher-tier” tests when adverse effects on dung organisms can be detected in single-species toxicity tests. However, no guidance documents for the performance of higher-tier tests are …