Toward the future of OECD/ISO biodegradability testing-new approaches and developments.

ABSTRACT: In the past decades, industrial and scientific communities have developed a complex standardized system (e.g., OECD, ISO, CEN) to evaluate the biodegradability of chemical substances. This system includes for OECD three levels of testing (ready and inherent biodegradability tests, simulation tests). It was adopted by many countries and is completely integrated into European legislation (registration, evaluation, authorization, and restriction of chemicals, REACH). Nevertheless, the different tests have certain deficiencies, and the question arises of how accurately these tests display the situation in the real environment and how the results can be used for predictions. This review will focus on the technical advantages and weaknesses of current tests concerning the technical setup, the in

SUBMITTER: Strotmann U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10033483 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature