Early life stage tests with Brachydanio rerio and several polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons using an intermittent flow-through system: Draft OECD Guideline

Abstract

As part of a study carried out at the request of RIZA and the Ministry of Housing, Physical Planning and the Environment, the possible ecotoxicological effects of several Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) were determined in an Early Life Stage Test (ELS test). Effects on hatching, mortality, growth and the occurrence of egg and larval malformations in the fresh water species Brachydanio rerio were determined as laid down in the Draft OECD Guideline (ref. 1)