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Common Toxicity Tests
Toxicity Identification/Reduction Evaluations (TIE/TRE)
Water Effect Ratio

 

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Courtney VanVoorhis
Laboratory Manager
cvanvoorhis@enviroscienceinc.com
(800)940-4025 x24

Bioassay

Aquatic Toxicity Testing

EnviroScience's Toxicity Laboratory

The aquatic toxicology laboratory at EnviroScience conducts superior testing for municipal, industrial, and private sector clients. Operational seven days a week, the laboratory provides flexible scheduling, comprehensive sampling, expert consultation, and timely reporting. Quality assurance is achieved through strict adherence to guidelines established by state and federal regulatory agencies, in-house culturing, and a dedicated staff.

Aquatic toxicity tests, also known as bioassays or Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) Testing, are used to monitor the toxicity of discharge waters. Bioassays are a cost effective evaluation of potential environmental impacts and provide a measure of the interaction between constituents in a wastewater discharge. Aquatic test organisms are subjected to varying concentrations of wastewater, under controlled laboratory conditions. Toxicity levels are determined by statistical analysis.




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State of Wisconsin Water Division's Biomonitoring Program website
Indiana Department of Environmental Management Web Site
Illinois Department of Environmental Protection Web Site
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality - Division of Surface Water
USEPA Water Resources Homepage
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Blank Chain of Custody Form (pdf - 64.95kb)
Bioassay Information Pack (pdf - 8334.60kb)
USEPA WET Test Methods (gov/wet/ )
Ohio EPA GLI Issue paper on Biomonitoring (pdf )
1996 Great Lakes Issue Paper on Biomonitoring. A detailed description of OEPA's strategy and methods for integrating biomonitoring into water quality standards and wasteload allocation procedures.

 


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