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ASTM E 1850 : 2004 : R2019

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Standard Guide for Selection of Resident Species as Test Organisms for Aquatic and Sediment Toxicity Tests

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This guide along with Guide E1192 and guidance from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1,2)2 covers the use of resident species in toxicity testing, particularly if site-specific information is desired.

Committee
E 50
DocumentType
Guide
Pages
14
PublisherName
American Society for Testing and Materials
Status
Current
Supersedes

1.1This guide along with Guide E1192 and guidance from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1,2)2 covers the use of resident species in toxicity testing, particularly if site-specific information is desired. For example, in those systems where particular species are considered to be economically or aesthetically important, it might be more appropriate to utilize resident species for testing (3). For this reason, the USEPA allows development of site-specific chemical standards, using resident species, in order to reflect local conditions (1). This guide is designed to guide the selection of resident species for use as test organisms in aquatic and sediment toxicity tests. It presupposes that the user is familiar with the taxonomy of aquatic and benthic species and has some field experience.

1.2Because toxicological information is often limited for many aquatic species, it is assumed that the majority of testing applications will be acute tests. Therefore, much of the guidance presented in this guide pertaining to the species selection process is applicable when acute toxicity testing is the desired goal. However, the principles discussed in this guide pertain to chronic toxicity test applications as well, although it should be clearly understood that such testing requires substantially greater effort, time, and resources than acute testing.

1.3The procedures for selecting resident species in toxicity testing are necessarily general at this time because information is often lacking for specific taxa or groups of taxa. This guide attempts to give specific information when appropriate.

1.4This guide is not intended to be inclusive. References listed provide a starting point from which to approach the literature. This guide deals solely with aquatic toxicity test situations. Terrestrial, arboreal, or atmospheric species are not considered in this guide.

1.5This guide is arranged as follows:

Section

Scope

1  

Referenced Documents

2  

Terminology

3  

Summary of Guide

4  

Significance and Use

5  

Species Selection Process

6  

Collection of Information

6.1

Obtaining Resident Species for Toxicity Testing

6.2

Criteria for Selection

6.3

Test Performance Characterization

6.4

Interferences

7  

Safety Precautions

8  

Documentation

9  

Keywords

10

Appendixes

Potential Test Species

Appendix X1  

Algae

X1.1

Aquatic Floating Macrophytes

X1.2

Protozoa

X1.3

Rotifera

X1.4

Attached and Benthic Fauna

X1.5

Fish

X1.6

Amphibia

X1.7

Examples of Resident Species

Table X1.1

Taxonomic Keys—Partial Listing

Appendix X2  

Flow Chart of Factors to Consider For Selecting A
 Resident Species

Appendix X3  

1.6This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. All safety precautions and health-related practices are the responsibility of the user. Specific safety practices are suggested in Section 8.

1.7This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

ASTM E 1706 : 2019 Standard Test Method for Measuring the Toxicity of Sediment-Associated Contaminants with Freshwater Invertebrates
ASTM E 2455 : 2006 : R2013 Standard Guide for Conducting Laboratory Toxicity Tests with Freshwater Mussels (Withdrawn 2022)
ASTM E 1367 : 2003 : R2014 Standard Test Method for Measuring the Toxicity of Sediment-Associated Contaminants with Estuarine and Marine Invertebrates
ASTM E 3163 : 2018 Standard Guide for Selection and Application of Analytical Methods and Procedures Used during Sediment Corrective Action

ASTM E 1367 : 2003 : EDT 1 Standard Test Method for Measuring the Toxicity of Sediment-Associated Contaminants with Estuarine and Marine Invertebrates
ASTM E 1440 : 1991 : R2012 Standard Guide for Acute Toxicity Test with the Rotifer Brachionus (Withdrawn 2021)
ASTM E 1440 : 1991 : R1998 Standard Guide for Acute Toxicity Test with the Rotifer Brachionus
ASTM E 1193 : 1997 : R2012 <i xmlns:a="http://library.astm.org" xmlns="">Daphnia magna</i>
ASTM E 1924 : 1997 : R2012 Standard Guide for Conducting Toxicity Tests with Bioluminescent Dinoflagellates (Withdrawn 2013)
ASTM E 1415 : 1991 : R2004 : EDT 1 Standard Guide for Conducting Static Toxicity Tests With <i>Lemna gibba</i> G3
ASTM E 1415 : 1991 : R2012 Standard Guide for Conducting Static Toxicity Tests With <i>Lemna gibba</i> G3 (Withdrawn 2021)
ASTM E 1463 : 1992 : R2012 Standard Guide for Conducting Static and Flow-Through Acute Toxicity Tests With Mysids From the West Coast of the United States (Withdrawn 2021)
ASTM D 4556 : 1985 : R1995 : EDT 1 Standard Guide for Selecting Stream-Net Sampling Devices for Collecting Benthic Macroinvertebrates
ASTM E 2122 : 2002 : R2007 Standard Guide for Conducting In-situ Field Bioassays With Caged Bivalves
ASTM E 1706 : 2005 Standard Test Method for Measuring the Toxicity of Sediment-Associated Contaminants with Freshwater Invertebrates
ASTM E 1924 : 1997 : R2004 Standard Guide for Conducting Toxicity Tests with Bioluminescent Dinoflagellates
ASTM E 1191 : 2003 : REV A Standard Guide for Conducting Life-Cycle Toxicity Tests with Saltwater Mysids
ASTM E 1611 : 2000 : R2007 Standard Guide for Conducting Sediment Toxicity Tests with Polychaetous Annelids
ASTM E 1913 : 2004 : R2012 <i xmlns:a="http://library.astm.org" xmlns="">Myriophyllum sibiricum</i>
ASTM E 1563 : 1998 : R2012 Standard Guide for Conducting Static Acute Toxicity Tests with Echinoid Embryos
ASTM E 1525 : 1994 Standard Guide for Designing Biological Tests with Sediments
ASTM D 4401 : 1984 : R1995 Standard Practice for Collecting Benthic Macroinvertebrates With Petersen Grab Sampler
ASTM E 1688 : 2000 : REV A Standard Guide for Determination of the Bioaccumulation of Sediment-Associated Contaminants by Benthic Invertebrates
ASTM E 1191 : 2003 : REV A : R2014 Standard Guide for Conducting Life-Cycle Toxicity Tests with Saltwater Mysids
ASTM E 1611 : 2000 Standard Guide for Conducting Sediment Toxicity Tests with Marine and Estuarine Polychaetous Annelids
ASTM E 1688 : 2000 : REV A : R2007 Standard Guide for Determination of the Bioaccumulation of Sediment-Associated Contaminants by Benthic Invertebrates
ASTM E 729 : 1996 : R2014 Standard Guide for Conducting Acute Toxicity Tests on Test Materials with Fishes, Macroinvertebrates, and Amphibians
ASTM E 1191 : 2003 : REV A : R2023 Standard Guide for Conducting Life-Cycle Toxicity Tests with Saltwater Mysids
ASTM E 1525 : 1994 : REV A Standard Guide for Designing Biological Tests with Sediments
ASTM E 1241 : 2022 Standard Guide for<brk type="line"/> Conducting Early Life-Stage Toxicity Tests with Fishes
ASTM E 1367 : 2003 : R2014 Standard Test Method for Measuring the Toxicity of Sediment-Associated Contaminants with Estuarine and Marine Invertebrates
ASTM E 1563 : 1998. Standard Guide for Conducting Static Acute Toxicity Tests with Echinoid Embryos
ASTM E 1562 : 2022 Standard Guide for Conducting Acute, Chronic, and Life-Cycle Aquatic Toxicity Tests with Polychaetous Annelids
ASTM E 1193:1997 Standard Guide for Conducting Daphnia magna Life-Cycle Toxicity Tests
ASTM E 724 : 1998 : R2012 Standard Guide for<brk type="line"/> Conducting Static Acute Toxicity Tests Starting with Embryos of Four Species of Saltwater Bivalve Molluscs
ASTM E 1498 : 1992 : R2012 Standard Guide for Conducting Sexual Reproduction Tests with Seaweeds (Withdrawn 2021)
ASTM E 1706 : 2000 : EDT 1 Test Method for Measuring the Toxicity of Sediment-Associated Contaminants with Fresh Water Invertebrates
ASTM E 1562 : 2000 : R2006 Standard Guide for Conducting Acute, Chronic, and Life-Cycle Aquatic Toxicity Tests with Polychaetous Annelids
ASTM E 1706 : 2020 Standard Test Method for Measuring the Toxicity of Sediment-Associated Contaminants with Freshwater Invertebrates
ASTM E 1563 : 2021 : REV A Standard Guide for Conducting Short-Term Chronic Toxicity Tests with Echinoid Embryos
ASTM E 1192 : 2023 Standard Guide for Conducting Acute Toxicity Tests on Aqueous Ambient Samples and Effluents with Fishes, Macroinvertebrates, and Amphibians
ASTM E 1706 : 2000 Test Method for Measuring the Toxicity of Sediment-Associated Contaminants with Fresh Water Invertebrates
ASTM E 1706 : 2005 : EDT 1 Standard Test Method for Measuring the Toxicity of Sediment-Associated Contaminants with Freshwater Invertebrates
ASTM E 1192 : 1997 : R2008 Standard Guide for Conducting Acute Toxicity Tests on Aqueous Ambient Samples and Effluents with Fishes, Macroinvertebrates, and Amphibians
ASTM E 1913 : 2004 Standard Guide for Conducting Static, Axenic, 14-Day Phytotoxicity Tests in Test Tubes with the Submersed Aquatic Macrophyte, <i>Myriophyllum sibiricum Komarov</i>
ASTM E 1210 : 2021 Standard Practice for Fluorescent Liquid Penetrant Testing Using the Hydrophilic Post-Emulsification Process
ASTM E 1562 : 2000 : R2013 Standard Guide for Conducting Acute, Chronic, and Life-Cycle Aquatic Toxicity Tests with Polychaetous Annelids
ASTM E 2122 : 2022 Standard Guide for Conducting In-situ Field Bioassays With Caged Bivalves
ASTM E 1218 : 2004 : R2012 Standard Guide for Conducting Static Toxicity Tests with Microalgae (Withdrawn 2021)
ASTM E 1218 : 2004 Standard Guide for Conducting Static Toxicity Tests with Microalgae
ASTM D 4229 : 1984 Practice for Conducting Static Acute Toxicity Tests on Waste-Waters with Daphnia (Withdrawn 1988)
ASTM E 1210 : 2005 Standard Test Method for Fluorescent Liquid Penetrant Examination Using the Hydrophilic Post-Emulsification Process
ASTM E 1210 : 2010 Standard Practice for Fluorescent Liquid Penetrant Testing Using the Hydrophilic Post-Emulsification Process
ASTM E 1367 : 2003 : R2008 Standard Test Method for Measuring the Toxicity of Sediment-Associated Contaminants with Estuarine and Marine Invertebrates
ASTM E 724 : 2021 Standard Guide for<brk type="line"/> Conducting Static Short-Term Chronic Toxicity Tests Starting with Embryos of Four Species of Saltwater Bivalve Molluscs
ASTM E 1415 : 2022 Standard Guide for Conducting Static Toxicity Tests With <emph type="ital">Lemna gibba</emph> G3
ASTM E 1210 : 2016 Standard Practice for Fluorescent Liquid Penetrant Testing Using the Hydrophilic Post-Emulsification Process
ASTM E 1367 : 2003 : R2023 Standard Test Method for Measuring the Toxicity of Sediment-Associated Contaminants with Estuarine and Marine Invertebrates
ASTM E 1218 : 2021 Standard Guide for Conducting Static Toxicity Tests with Microalgae
ASTM E 1913 : 1997 Standard Guide for Conducting Static, Axenic, 14-Day Phytotoxicity Tests in Test Tubes with the Submersed Aquatic Macrophyte, <i>Myriophyllum sibiricum Komarov</i>
ASTM E 1611 : 2021 Standard Guide for Conducting Sediment Toxicity Tests with Polychaetous Annelids
ASTM D 4558 : 1985 : R1995 Standard Practice for Collecting Benthic Macroinvertebrates With Drift Nets
ASTM E 1191 : 2003 Standard Guide for Conducting Life-Cycle Toxicity Tests with Saltwater Mysids
ASTM E 1367 : 1992 Standard Guide for Conducting 10-day Static Sediment Toxicity Tests with Marine and Estuarine Amphipods
ASTM E 1191 : 2003 : REV A : R2008 Standard Guide for Conducting Life-Cycle Toxicity Tests with Saltwater Mysids
ASTM D 4557 : 1985 : R1995 Standard Practice for Collecting Benthic Macroinvertebrates with Surber and Related Type Samplers
ASTM E 1192 : 1997 Standard Guide for Conducting Acute Toxicity Tests on Aqueous Ambient Samples and Effluents with Fishes, Macroinvertebrates, and Amphibians
ASTM E 1688 : 2019 Standard Guide for Determination of the Bioaccumulation of Sediment-Associated Contaminants by Benthic Invertebrates
ASTM E 1611 : 2000 : R2013 Standard Guide for Conducting Sediment Toxicity Tests with Polychaetous Annelids
ASTM E 1367 : 2003 Standard Test Method for Measuring the Toxicity of Sediment-Associated Contaminants with Estuarine and Marine Invertebrates
ASTM E 1706 : 2005 : R2010 Standard Test Method for Measuring the Toxicity of Sediment-Associated Contaminants with Freshwater Invertebrates (Withdrawn 2019)
ASTM E 1440 : 1991 : R2004 Standard Guide for Acute Toxicity Test with the Rotifer Brachionus
ASTM E 1525 : 2002 : R2008 Standard Guide for Designing Biological Tests with Sediments
ASTM E 1218 : 1997 : REV A Standard Guide for Conducting Static 96-h Toxicity Tests with Microalgae
ASTM E 1415 : 1991 : R2004 Standard Guide for Conducting Static Toxicity Tests With <i>Lemna gibba</i><b> G3</b>
ASTM E 1563 : 1998 : R2004 : EDT 1 Standard Guide for Conducting Static Acute Toxicity Tests with Echinoid Embryos
ASTM E 1498 : 1992 : R1998 Standard Guide for Conducting Sexual Reproduction Tests with Seaweeds
ASTM E 1706 : 2000 : EDT 2 Test Method for Measuring the Toxicity of Sediment-Associated Contaminants with Freshwater Invertebrates
ASTM E 1498 : 1992 : R2004 Standard Guide for Conducting Sexual Reproduction Tests with Seaweeds
ASTM E 1192 : 1997 : R2003 Standard Guide for Conducting Acute Toxicity Tests on Aqueous Ambient Samples and Effluents with Fishes, Macroinvertebrates, and Amphibians
ASTM E 1706 : 2004 Test Method for Measuring the Toxicity of Sediment-Associated Contaminants with Freshwater Invertebrates
ASTM E 1241 : 2005 Standard Guide for Conducting Early Life-Stage Toxicity Tests with Fishes
ASTM E 729 : 2023 Standard Guide for Conducting Acute Toxicity Tests on Test Materials with Fishes, Macroinvertebrates, and Amphibians
ASTM E 1463 : 1992 : R1998 Standard Guide for Conducting Static and Flow-Through Acute Toxicity Tests With Mysids From the West Coast of the United States
ASTM E 2122 : 2002 : R2013 Standard Guide for Conducting In-situ Field Bioassays With Caged Bivalves (Withdrawn 2022)
ASTM E 1415 : 1991 : R1998 Standard Guide for Conducting Static Toxicity Tests With Lemna gibba G3
ASTM E 1563 : 2021 Standard Guide for Conducting Short-Term Chronic Toxicity Tests with Echinoid Embryos
ASTM E 1688:2010 Standard Guide for Determination of the Bioaccumulation of Sediment-Associated Contaminants by Benthic Invertebrates
ASTM E 1191 : 1997 Standard Guide for Conducting Life-Cycle Toxicity Tests with Saltwater Mysids
ASTM E 1192 : 1997 : R2014 Standard Guide for Conducting Acute Toxicity Tests on Aqueous Ambient Samples and Effluents with Fishes, Macroinvertebrates, and Amphibians
ASTM E 1383 : 1994 : REV A Guide for Conducting Sediment Toxicity Tests with Freshwater Invertebrates (Withdrawn 1995)
ASTM E 1924 : 1997 Standard Guide for Conducting Toxicity Tests with Bioluminescent Dinoflagellates
ASTM E 1706 : 2019 Standard Test Method for Measuring the Toxicity of Sediment-Associated Contaminants with Freshwater Invertebrates
ASTM E 2122 : 2002 Standard Guide for Conducting In-situ Field Bioassays With Caged Bivalves
ASTM E 1525 : 2002 Standard Guide for Designing Biological Tests with Sediments
ASTM E 1440 : 2023 Standard Guide for Acute Toxicity Test with the Rotifer Brachionus
ASTM E 1241 : 2005 : R2013 Standard Guide for<brk type="line"/> Conducting Early Life-Stage Toxicity Tests with Fishes (Withdrawn 2022)
ASTM E 1463 : 1992 : R2004 Standard Guide for Conducting Static and Flow-Through Acute Toxicity Tests With Mysids From the West Coast of the United States
ASTM E 1210 : 1999 Standard Test Method for Fluorescent Liquid Penetrant Examination Using the Hydrophilic Post-Emulsification Process
ASTM E 729 : 2023 : EDT 1 Standard Guide for Conducting Acute Toxicity Tests on Test Materials with Fishes, Macroinvertebrates, and Amphibians
ASTM D 4407 : 1984 : R1995 Standard Practice for Collecting Benthic Macroinvertebrates With Orange Peel Grab Sampler
ASTM E 1218 : 2004 : EDT 1 Standard Guide for Conducting Static Toxicity Tests with Microalgae
ASTM E 1241 : 1998 Standard Guide for Conducting Early Life-Stage Toxicity Tests with Fishes
ASTM E 1367 : 1999 Standard Guide for Conducting 10-day Static Sediment Toxicity Tests with Marine and Estuarine Amphipods
ASTM E 1563 : 1998 : R2004 Standard Guide for Conducting Static Acute Toxicity Tests with Echinoid Embryos
ASTM E 1562 : 2000 Standard Guide for Conducting Acute, Chronic, and Life-Cycle Aquatic Toxicity Tests with Polychaetous Annelids
ASTM E 1193 : 1997 : R2004 Standard Guide for Conducting <I>Daphnia magna</I> Life-Cycle Toxicity Tests
ASTM E 1525 : 2002 : R2023 Standard Guide for Designing Biological Tests with Sediments
ASTM E 2122 : 2001 Standard Guide for Conducting In-situ Field Bioassays With Marine, Estuarine, and Freshwater Bivalves
ASTM D 4558 : 1985 : R1989 Standard Practice for Collecting Benthic Macroinvertebrates With Drift Nets
ASTM E 1688 : 2010 : R2016 Standard Guide for Determination of the Bioaccumulation of Sediment-Associated Contaminants by Benthic Invertebrates
ASTM E 1191 : 2003 : REV A : R2023 : EDT 1 Standard Guide for Conducting Life-Cycle Toxicity Tests with Saltwater Mysids
ASTM E 1525 : 2002 : R2014 Standard Guide for Designing Biological Tests with Sediments

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