TOXICITY TESTING
AQUATIC BIOASSAY’S TOXICITY TESTING LABORATORY HAS BEEN THE MOST SUCCESSFUL LAB ON THE WEST COAST
SINCE 1976. OUR CLIENTS ARE LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN REGION OF THE UNITED STATES AND SEVERAL PACIFIC RIM COUNTRIES. OUR CLIENTS RANGE FROM LOCAL MUNICIPAL AND STATE AGENCIES TO FORTUNE 500 CORPORATIONS.
We manage a rigorous Quality Control program that ensures our testing results meet all quality assurance criteria and are scientifically defensible.
We are ELAP (No. 1907) certified by the State of California and have been since 1988.
We are fully equipped to perform all aquatic and sediment toxicity tests (acute and chronic), TIE (Toxicity Identification and Evaluation), Title 22 Haz Waste characterization, in compliance with NPDES, ASTM, USEPA/COE, or DOHS regulations.
FRESHWATER BIOASSAYS
Acute (EPA-821-R-02-012)
Adult fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas)
Juvenile fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas)
Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Water flea (Ceriodaphnia dubia)
Water flea (Daphnia magna)
Amphipod ( Hyalella azteca)
Chronic (EPA-821-R-02-013)
Juvenile fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas)
Water flea (Ceriodaphnia dubia)
Hyalella azteca
Green Alga (Selenastrum capricornutum)
Sediment (EPA 600/R-99/064)
Amphipod ( Hyalella azteca)
Midges (Chironomus sp)
SALTWATER BIOASSAYS
Acute (EPA-821-R-02-012)
Shrimp (Americamysis bahia)
Shrimp (Holmesimysis costata)
Topsmelt (Atherinops affinis)
Silversides minnow (Menidia beryllina)
Chronic (EPA-600-R-95-136 & EPA821-R-02-014 )
Abalone (Haliotus rufescens)
Urchin fertilization (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus)
Urchin development (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus)
Sand dollar fertilization (Dendraster excentricus)
Sand dollar development (Dendraster excentricus)
Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera)
Topsmelt (Atherinops affinis)
Silversides minnow (Menidia beryllina)
Shrimp (Americamysis bahia)
Mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis)
Oyster (Crassostrea gigas)
Sediment (EPA 600/R-94/025)
Amphipod (Eohaustorius estuarius)
Mussel sediment water interface
(Mytilus galloprovincialis)
Hazardous Waste Bioassays (Calif. DOHS Title 22)
Fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas)
Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Test Organism Age
1 to 14 days
15 to 30 days
<24 hrs
<24 hrs
8 to 10 days
<24 hrs
<24 hrs
8 to 10 days
4 to 7 days
Test Duration
96 hours
24-96 hours
96 hours
24-96 hours
24-96 hours
24-96 hours
7 days
7 days
7 days
96 hours
10 days
10 days
1 to 5 days
9 to 15 days
9 to 14 days
9 to 15 days
7 to 11 days
7 days
24-96 hours
24-96 hours
24-96 hours
24-96 hour
48 hours
20 minutes
48 hours
2 hours
48 hours
2 hours
48 hours
7 days
7 days
7 days
48 hours
48 hours
10 day
48 hours
96 hours
96 hours
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Hazardous Waste Bioassays (Calif. DOHS Title 22)
Fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas)
Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Freshwater & Marine Bioaccumulation Studies
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USACE Dredge Bioassay & Bioaccumulation Studies
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Toxicity Identification Evaluations (TIEs)
We conduct TIEs on most test organisms.
Please contact us for more information.
Test Results Turn Around Times (TATs)
Acute tests = 10 working days
Chronic tests = 14 working days
All samples must be held at 4° C in the dark
Sample Holding Times
Water = 36 hours
Stormwater = up to 72 hrs if allowed by the permitting agency
Sediment = 14 days
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