Microbiological toxicity tests using standardized ISO/OECD methods-current state and outlook.

ABSTRACT: Microbial toxicity tests play an important role in various scientific and technical fields including the risk assessment of chemical compounds in the environment. There is a large battery of normalized tests available that have been standardized by ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) and which are worldwide accepted and applied. The focus of this review is to provide information on microbial toxicity tests, which are used to elucidate effects in other laboratory tests such as biodegradation tests, and for the prediction of effects in natural and technical aqueous compartments in the environment. The various standardized tests as well as not normalized methods are described and their advantages and disadvanta

SUBMITTER: Strotmann U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11365844 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature