Test No. 228: Determination of Developmental Toxicity of a Test Chemical to Dipteran Dung Flies(Scathophaga stercoraria L. (Scathophagidae), Musca autumnalis De Geer (Muscidae))
Test No. 228: Determination of Developmental Toxicity of a Test Chemical to Dipteran Dung Flies(Scathophaga stercoraria L. (Scathophagidae), Musca autumnalis De Geer (Muscidae))

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2008-10-16

Total Pages: 16

ISBN-13: 9264067477

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This Test Guideline describes a method to estimate the developmental toxicity of a test chemical to the dung dwelling life stages of dung-dependent dipteran species. Two test species can be used. The test chemical is mixed with bovine faeces, to ...

Engineering Tools for Environmental Risk Management
Engineering Tools for Environmental Risk Management

Author: Katalin Gruiz

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2015-04-27

Total Pages: 579

ISBN-13: 1315778777

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Chemical substances, physical agents and built structures exhibit various types of hazard due to their inherent toxic, mutagenic, carcinogenic, reprotoxic and sensitizing character or damaging to the immune and hormone system. The first steps in managing an environment contaminated by chemical substances are characterization of hazards and quantifi

Phenotypic Plasticity of Insects
Phenotypic Plasticity of Insects

Author: Douglas Whitman

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 914

ISBN-13:

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This book explores the profound importance of phenotypic plasticity as a central organizing theme for understanding biology. Chapters take a broad, integrative approach to explain how physical and biological environmental stimuli (temperature, photoperiod, nutrition, population density, predator presence, etc.), influence insect biochemical, physiological, learning, and developmental processes, altering phenotype, which then influences performance, ecology, life-history, survival, fitness, and subsequent evolution. Topics include endocrinology, development, body size, allometry, polyphenism, reproduction, reproductive and life-history tradeoffs, alternative mating and life-history strategies, density-dependent prophylaxis, physiological adaptation, acclimation, homeostasis, heat-shock proteins, learning, adaptive anti-predator behavior, and evolution of phenotypic plasticity.

OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals, Section 2 Test No. 246: Bumblebee, Acute Contact Toxicity Test
OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals, Section 2 Test No. 246: Bumblebee, Acute Contact Toxicity Test

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2017-10-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789264284104

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This Test Guideline describes a method to assess effects of a test chemical on the phagocytotic activity of activated sludge containing protozoan organisms under defined conditions in the presence of different concentrations of the test chemical. The principle of biological sewage-treatment ...

Environmental Hygiene
Environmental Hygiene

Author: Norbert H. Seemayer

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13: 3642737668

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Environmental pollution raises serious concern worldwide about effects on human health. Based on a recent meeting, this book focuses on diverse aspects of environmental hygiene, dealing with the evaluation of chemical and physical agents and their relevance to human health. To assess the toxicity, mutagenicity and carcinogenicity of environmental pollutants, a variety of methodological approaches, both in vivo and in vitro, as tissue cultures, isolated organs and animal models, were developed and are described in detail. Data on human exposure, biological monitoring and epidemiological studies are also included. Problems of environmental control and legislation as well as possible provisional steps are discussed.