Aquatic Toxicology

EAG provides a full complement of aquatic toxicology testing services required to demonstrate the specific, acute and chronic effects of chemicals on living organisms for global product submissions. Static, semi-static and flow-through test systems with stringent environmental monitoring and control are in place to provide a wide variety of testing capabilities. Our staff has the expertise to implement specialized tests and to develop solutions for difficult problems.

• Acute and chronic tests (growth, lifecycle, early life stage, sub acute, etc.)
  • Invertebrates, freshwater and marine (Daphnia and Ceriodaphnia sp., mysids and oyster)
  • Freshwater and estuarine fish (rainbow trout, bluegill sunfish, fathead minnow, common carp, zebrafish, medaka, stickleback, sheepshead minnow, atlantic silversides)
  • Amphibians (leopard frog, Xenopus sp., others as available)
  • Sediment dwellers and digesters (Chironomus riparius, Chironomus dilutus, Leptocheirus plumulosus, Lumbriculus variegatus, Hyalella azteca)
• Bioaccumulation: Bioconcentration and biomagnification with fish, oysters and others on request
• Non-GLP screening tests (e.g. product screening)
• New developments with sediments
  • Acute and chronic toxicity testing (Chironomus, Hyalella, Lumbriculus, Leptocheirus)
  • Specific techniques developed to deal with highly absorptive materials
  • Bioaccumulation testing in sediment dwelling organisms
• Endocrine Testing
  • Fish short-term reproduction assay (FSTRA)
  • Amphibian metamorphosis assay (AMA)
  • Medaka extended one generation reproduction test (MEOGRT)
  • Larval Amphibian Growth and Development assay (LAGDA)