ASTM International - ASTM E1193-97(2012)
Daphnia magna
| Organization: | ASTM International |
| Publication Date: | 1 December 2012 |
| Status: | inactive |
| Page Count: | 19 |
| ICS Code (Microbiology of water): | 07.100.20 |
| ICS Code (Environmental impact assessment): | 13.020.30 |
significance And Use:
5.1 Protection of an aquatic species requires prevention of unacceptable effects on populations in natural habitats. Toxicity tests are conducted to provide data that may be used to predict what... View More
scope:
1.1 This guide covers procedures for obtaining laboratory data concerning the adverse effects of a test material (added to dilution water, but not to food) on Daphnia magna Straus, 1820, during continuous exposure throughout a life-cycle using the renewal or flow-through techniques. These procedures also should be useful for conducting life-cycle toxicity tests with other invertebrate species, although modifications might be necessary.
1.2 These procedures are applicable to most chemicals, either individually or in formulations, commercial products, or known mixtures. With appropriate modifications, these procedures can be used to conduct tests on temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, and on such materials as aqueous effluents (also see Guide E1192), leachates, oils, particulate matter, sediments, and surface waters. The technique, (renewal or flow-through), will be selected based on the chemical characteristics of the test material such as high oxygen demand, volatility, susceptibility to transformation (biologically or chemically), or sorption to glass.
1.3 Modification of these procedures might be justified by special needs or circumstances. Although using appropriate procedures is more important than following prescribed procedures, results of tests conducted using unusual procedures are not likely to be comparable to results of standard test procedures. Comparison of results obtained using modified and unmodified versions of these procedures might provide useful information on new concepts and procedures for conducting life-cycle toxicity tests with D. magna.
1.4 This 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 | |
| Reagents | 7 | |
| Purity of Reagents | 7.1 | |
| Hazards | 8 | |
| Dilution Water | 9 | |
| Requirements | 9.1 | |
| Source | 9.2 | |
| Treatment | 9.3 | |
| Characterization | 9.4 | |
| Test Material | 10 | |
| General | 10.1 | |
| Stock Solutions | 10.2 | |
| Test Concentrations(s) | 10.3 | |
| Test Organisms | 11 | |
| Species | 11.1 | |
| Age | 11.2 | |
| Source | 11.3 | |
| Brood Stock | 11.4 | |
| Food | 11.5 | |
| Handling | 11.6 | |
| Harvesting Young | 11.7 | |
| Quality | 11.8 | |
| Procedure | 12 | |
| Experimental Design | 12.1 | |
| Dissolved Oxygen | 12.2 | |
| Temperature | 12.3 | |
| Loading | 12.4 | |
| Selection of Test System | 12.5 | |
| Beginning the Test | 12.6 | |
| Care and Maintenance | 12.7 | |
| Feeding | 12.8 | |
| Duration | 12.9 | |
| Biological Data | 12.10 | |
| Other Measurements | 12.11 | |
| Analytical Methodology | 13 | |
| Acceptability of Test | 14 | |
| Calculation of Results | 15 | |
| Report | 16 | |
| Keywords | 17 | |
| Appendixes | ||
| Appendix X1 Statistical Guidance | ||
| Appendix X2 Food |
1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.6 This 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 hazard statements are given in Section 8.
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