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ASTM E 1562 : 2000 : R2013

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Standard Guide for Conducting Acute, Chronic, and Life-Cycle Aquatic Toxicity Tests with Polychaetous Annelids
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

03-09-2022

Language(s)

English

Published date

03-25-2013

CONTAINED IN VOL. 11.06, 2014 Describes procedures for obtaining data concerning the adverse effects of a test material added to marine and estuarine waters on certain species of polychaetes during short-term or long-term continuous exposure.

1.1This guide covers procedures for obtaining data concerning the adverse effects of a test material added to marine and estuarine waters on certain species of polychaetes during short- or long-term continuous exposure. The polychaete species used in these tests are taken from laboratory cultures and exposed to varying concentrations of a toxicant in static conditions. These procedures may be useful for conducting toxicity tests with other species of polychaetes, although modifications might be necessary.

1.2Modifications of these procedures might be justified by special needs or circumstances. Although using appropriate procedures is more important than following prescribed procedures, the results of tests conducted using unusual procedures are not likely to be comparable to those of many other tests. Comparisons of results obtained using modified and unmodified versions of these procedures might provide useful information concerning new concepts and procedures for conducting acute, chronic, or life-cycle tests with other species of polychaetes.

1.3These procedures are applicable to most chemicals, either individually or in formulations, commercial products, and known or unknown mixtures. With appropriate modifications, these procedures can be used to conduct these tests on factors such as temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen. These procedures can also be used to assess the toxicity of potentially toxic discharges such as municipal wastes, oil drilling fluids, produced water from oil well production, and other types of industrial wastes. An LC50 (medial lethal concentration) is calculated from the data generated in each acute and chronic toxicity test. Reproductive success and the number of offspring produced are used to measure the effect of a toxicant on life-cycle tests; data are analyzed statistically to indicate that concentration at which a significant difference occurs between the test solutions and control(s).

1.4The results of acute or chronic toxicity tests with toxicants added experimentally to salt water should usually be reported in terms of an LC50. The results of life-cycle toxicity tests with toxicants added experimentally to salt water should be reported as that concentration at which a statistically significant difference in the number of offspring is produced with reference to the control(s).

1.5This guide is arranged as follows:

Section

Referenced Documents

2

Terminology

3

Summary of Guide

4

Significance and Use

5

Apparatus

6

 Facilities

6.1

 Construction Materials

6.2

 Test Chambers

6.3

 Cleaning

6.4

 Acceptability

6.5

Safety Precautions

7

Dilution Water

8

 Requirements

8.1

 Source

8.2

 Treatment

8.3

 Characterization

8.4

Test Material

9

 General

9.1

 Stock Solution

9.2

 Test Concentrations

9.3

Test Organisms

10

 Species

10.1

 Age

10.2

 Source

10.3

 Feeding

10.4

 Holding

10.5

 Quality

10.6

Procedure

11

 Experimental Design

11.1

  Acute Test

11.1.1

  Chronic Test

11.1.2

  Life-Cycle Test

11.1.3

 Test Condition Specifications

11.2

  Dissolved Oxygen

11.2.1

  Temperature

11.2.2

  Loading

11.2.3

  Salinity

11.2.4

  Light

11.2.5

 Beginning the Test

11.3

 Feeding

11.4

 Duration of Test

11.5

 Biological Data

11.6

 Other Measurements

11.7

Analytical Methodology

12

Acceptability of Test

13

Calculation of Results

14

Report

15

Keywords

16

Appendixes:

Neanthes arenaceodentata

Appendix X1

Capitella capitata

Appendix X2

Ophryotrocha diadema

Appendix X3

Dinophilus gyrociliatus

Appendix X4


1.6The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.

1.7This 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 and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. Specific precautionary statements are given in Section 7.

Committee
E 50
DocumentType
Guide
Pages
22
ProductNote
Reconfirmed 2013
PublisherName
American Society for Testing and Materials
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

ASTM E 1850 : 2004 : R2019 Standard Guide for Selection of Resident Species as Test Organisms for Aquatic and Sediment Toxicity Tests

ASTM E 1023 : 1984 : R2007 Standard Guide for Assessing the Hazard of a Material to Aquatic Organisms and Their Uses
ASTM E 1023 : 1984 : R2014 Standard Guide for Assessing the Hazard of a Material to Aquatic Organisms and Their Uses
ASTM E 1023 : 1984 : R2002 Standard Guide for Assessing the Hazard of a Material to Aquatic Organisms and Their Uses
IEEE/ASTM SI_10-2010 American National Standard for Metric Practice
ASTM E 1023 : 1984 : R1996 Standard Guide for Assessing the Hazard of a Material to Aquatic Organisms and Their Uses
ASTM E 729 : 1996 Standard Guide for Conducting Acute Toxicity Tests on Test Materials with Fishes, Macroinvertebrates, and Amphibians

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