Industrial effluents

• Thyroid disruption test: XETA (OECD 248)
Evaluation of all the thyroid mechanisms common to vertebrates - amphibian embryo – XP-T90-716-1 standard.

• Estrogenic disruption test: REACTIV (OECD filing in progress)
Evaluation of all the estrogenic mechanisms common to vertebrates – fish embryo – XP-T90-716-2 standard

• Androgenic disruption test: RADAR (OECD evaluation in progress)
Evaluation of all the androgenic mechanisms common to vertebrates – fish embryo – XP-T90-716-2 standard

• YES/YAS (Yeast Estrogen Screen/Yeast Androgen Screen) test on Saccharomyces Cerevisiae yeast
Confirmation of a specific endocrine mechanism for the estrogen or androgen receptor alpha.

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• Duckweed – Lemna minor – NF EN ISO 20079
Growth inhibition assay (chronic toxicity)

• Daphnia – Daphnia magna – NF EN ISO 6341 / OECD 202
Daphnia immobilisation assay after 24 hours / 48 hours (acute toxicity)

• Ceriodaphnia – Ceriodaphnia dubia – NF ISO 20665
Growth inhibition and reproduction inhibition assay (chronic toxicity)

• Freshwater algae – Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata – NF EN ISO 8692 / OECD 201
Algae growth inhibition assay (algae chronic toxicity)

• Rotifers – Brachionus calicyflorus – NF ISO 20666
Growth inhibition assay (chronic toxicity)

• Microtox – Vibrio fischeri – NF EN ISO 11348-3
Bacterial luminescence inhibition assay (acute toxicity) NF EN ISO 9509-2006: Inhibitory effect on nitrification by micro-organisms

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NF EN ISO 9888: Hard COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand)

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