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BS EN ISO 20963:2011

Current

Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

Soil quality. Effects of pollutants on insect larvae (Oxythyrea funesta). Determination of acute toxicity

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-07-2011

£198.00
Excluding VAT

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Principle
5 Test environment
6 Reagents
7 Apparatus
8 Procedure
9 Expression of results
10 Validity of the test
11 Test report
Annex A (informative) - Example of breeding technique for
        Oxythyrea funesta
Annex B (informative) - Results of the collaborative trial
        carried out in France
Bibliography

Explains a method for the determination of the effects of contaminated soils and substances on the survival of the larvae of Oxythyrea funesta.

Committee
EH/4
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
24
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current

This International Standard describes a method for the determination of the effects of contaminated soils and substances on the survival of the larvae of Oxythyrea funesta. The larvae are exposed to the pollutants by cuticular and alimentary uptake.

For contaminated soils, the effects on the survival are determined in the test soil and in a control soil. Depending on the objectives of the study, the control and dilution substrates (dilution series of contaminated soil) are either uncontaminated soil comparable to the soil sample to be tested or artificial soil substrate. Effects of substances are assessed using a defined artificial soil substrate.

This International Standard is not applicable to volatile substances, i.e. substances for which Henry’s constant or the air/water partition coefficient is greater than 1, or for which the vapour pressure exceeds 0,001 33 Pa at 25 °C.

NOTE This method does not take into account the possible degradation of the substances or pollutants during the test.

Standards Relationship
EN ISO 20963:2011 Identical
ISO 20963:2005 Identical

NFX 31 260 : 1999 SOIL QUALITY - EFFECTS OF POLLUTANTS ON INSECT LARVAE (OXYTHYREA FUNESTA) - DETERMINATION OF ACUTE TOXICITY USING ARTIFICIAL SOIL SUBSTRATE
ISO 11269-2:2012 Soil quality — Determination of the effects of pollutants on soil flora — Part 2: Effects of contaminated soil on the emergence and early growth of higher plants
ISO 10381-6:2009 Soil quality Sampling Part 6: Guidance on the collection, handling and storage of soil under aerobic conditions for the assessment of microbiological processes, biomass and diversity in the laboratory
ISO 10390:2005 Soil quality Determination of pH
ISO 10694:1995 Soil quality — Determination of organic and total carbon after dry combustion (elementary analysis)
ISO/TS 20281:2006 Water quality — Guidance on statistical interpretation of ecotoxicity data
ISO 11268-1:2012 Soil quality — Effects of pollutants on earthworms — Part 1: Determination of acute toxicity to Eisenia fetida/Eisenia andrei
ISO 11260:1994 Soil quality Determination of effective cation exchange capacity and base saturation level using barium chloride solution

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