NEN-ISO 21427-1
Water quality - Evaluation of genotoxicity by measurement of the induction of micronuclei - Part 1: Evaluation of genotoxicity using amphibian larvae
| Organization: | NEN |
| Publication Date: | 1 August 2006 |
| Status: | active |
| Page Count: | 25 |
| ICS Code (Examination of biological properties of water): | 13.060.70 |
scope:
This part of ISO 21427 specifies a method for assessing genotoxicity using Amphibia larvae (Xenopus laevis and Pleurodeles waltl). The provisions specific to Pleurodeles are described in Annex A. The method is applicable to: aqueous effluents; - aqueous leachates; - eluates of soils; - eluates of industrial waste; - eluates of sludges from sewage treatment; - surface and ground water; - water-soluble substances.
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