Guidance Document on the Determination of the Toxicity of a Test Chemical to the Dung Beetle Aphodius Constans / OECD.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, author, issuing body.

Series:

OECD environmental health and safety publications. Series on testing and assessment.

OECD Series on Testing and Assessment

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dung beetles.

Toxicity testing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (39 pages).

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, 2010.

Summary:

This document presents the OECD Guidance Document on the Determination of the Toxicity of a Test Chemical to the Dung Beetle Aphodius Constans. This test method is designed to assess the effects of a test chemical, e.g. veterinary pharmaceuticals, to dung dwelling life stages of dung beetles. The possible impact of the test chemical spiked into the dung on the development of the beetle first instar larvae is compared to the negative control(s). A positive control should be tested (see Paragraph 11). The test chemical is mixed with dung, to which the larvae are added.

Contents:

INTRODUCTION

PRINCIPLE OF THE TEST

INFORMATION ON THE TEST SUBSTANCE

REFERENCE SUBSTANCE

VALIDITY OF THE TEST

DESCRIPTION OF THE TEST

TEST PROCEDURE

STATISTICAL EVALUATION

TEST REPORT

ANNEX 1 DEFINITIONS

ANNEX 2 DETERMINATION OF DUNG PROPERTIES

ANNEX 3 CULTURING OF THE DUNG BEETLES

ANNEX 4 TESTING OF DUNG COLLECTED FROM LIVESTOCK TREATED WITH VETERINARY PHARMACEUTICALS

ANNEX 5 BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF DUNG BEETLES

ANNEX 6 ECOTOXICOLOGY OF DUNG BEETLES

REFERENCES.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

92-64-39391-9