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toxicity test [1 record]

Record 1 2015-11-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
  • Toxicology
  • Occupational Health and Safety
DEF

A test in which a substance at a prescribed concentration is brought into contact with specified organisms in order to estimate the toxic effects of the substance on them.

CONT

Using water from the river and simulated pulp mill effluent based on the proposed design of the mill, bioassay tests were conducted using ouananiche, rainbow trout (to comply with government regulations covering toxicity tests) and Atlantic salmon (as a control species for which abundant toxicity data are available).

OBS

toxicity test: term and definition standardized by ISO.

OBS

toxicity test: term used by Environment Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Études et analyses environnementales
  • Toxicologie
  • Santé et sécurité au travail
DEF

Essai au cours duquel une substance est mise en contact à une concentration donnée avec des organismes déterminés dans le but d'évaluer les effets toxiques de la substance sur eux.

OBS

essai de toxicité : terme et définition normalisés par ISO.

OBS

test de toxicité; essai de toxicité : termes en usage à Environnement Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estudios y análisis del medio ambiente
  • Toxicología
  • Salud y seguridad en el trabajo
DEF

Ensayo en el que una sustancia, en una concentración determinada, se pone en contacto con organismos especificados para valorar los efectos tóxicos de la sustancia [sobre ellos].

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