ALS Product catalogues SOIL, SLUDGE and SEDIMENT

Verification test Parameter Sample amount acute toxicity on fish Poecilia reticulata - verification test +homogenisation +preparation of leach 3 litres glass or plastic, 400 g acute toxicity on aquatic arthropods Daphnia magna - verification test +homogenisation +preparation of leach 1 litre glass or plastic, 100 g acute toxicity on green algae Scenedesmus subspicatus (Desmodemus Subspicatus) - verification test +homogenisation +preparation of leach 1 litre glass or plastic, 100 g acute toxicity on the seed crop plants Sinapis alba - verification test +homogenisation +preparation of leach 1 litre glass or plastic, 100 g acute toxicity - growth inhibition of duckweed (Lemna minor) - verification test +homogenisation +preparation of leach 1 litre glass or plastic, 250 - 500 g Note: depending on the combination of requested parameters, the total amount of sample necessary for analysis can be diminished. Please contact your local sales representative for further information. Test on terrestrial species Acute toxicity Parameter Sample amount acute toxicity on enchytraeids (Enchytraeus crypticus) - sediment glass or plastic, 1 kg acute toxicity on springtails (Folsomia candida) - sediment glass or plastic, 1 kg acute toxicity on the growth of higher plants (Lactuca sativa) - sediment glass or plastic, 2 kg Phytotoxicity test Parameter Sample amount index of germination of seeds - Lepidium sativum +homogenisation +preparation of leach 1 litre (1 hour leach) glass or plastic, 500 g relative seed germination - Lepidium sativum +homogenisation +preparation of leach 1 litre (1 hour leach) glass or plastic, 500 g Nitrification activity Parameter nitrification activity and inhibition of nitrification Sample amount glass or plastic, 1 kg DO YOU NEED A CUSTOMISED ECOTOXICOLOGY PACKAGE? CONTACT US! 19

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