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Other Ecotoxicology areas (non target plants and sewage treatment)

Current Guidance Document

Guidance document on Terrestrial Ecotoxicology in the context of Directive 91/414/EEC (PDF) [1] (SANCO/10329/2002 rev.2, final) (pdf)

Non target plants

The standard study guidelines are:

Seedling emergence: OECD 208: Terrestrial plant test: seedling emergence and seedling growth test[2]

Vegetative vigour: OECD 227: Terrestrial plant test: vegetative vigour test[3]

Biological methods of sewage treatment

The standard study guideline is:

Sewage: OECD 209: Activated sludge respiration inhibition[4]

Link URLs in this page

  1. Guidance document on Terrestrial Ecotoxicology in the context of Directive 91/414/EEChttps://ec.europa.eu/food/system/files/2016-10/pesticides_ppp_app-proc_guide_ecotox_terrestrial.pdf
  2. Terrestrial plant test: seedling emergence and seedling growth testhttp://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/environment/test-no-208-terrestrial-plant-test-seedling-emergence-and-seedling-growth-test_9789264070066-en
  3. Terrestrial plant test: vegetative vigour testhttp://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/environment/test-no-227-terrestrial-plant-test-vegetative-vigour-test_9789264067295-en
  4. Activated sludge respiration inhibitionhttp://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/environment/test-no-209-activated-sludge-respiration-inhibition-test_9789264070080-en
  5. Codes of Practicehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pesticides/using-pesticides/codes-of-practice/index.htm
  6. Pesticide/Plant Protection Product Databaseshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pesticides/databases/index.htm
  7. Application formshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pesticides/applicant-guide/what-to-include-in-an-application.htm#application-form

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