AquaTox offers acute and chronic toxicity tests with fish, invertebrates, plants and bacteria. Our suite of tests include ready biodegradability tests, as well as tests to assess the effects of a substance on microorganisms from activated sludge of wastewater treatment plants.
Test methods include Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), OECD, ISO, ASTM, US EPA, and others. Our technicians and toxicologists have been involved in the development and refinement of many of the ECCC methods, giving our team unique insight and the necessary experience to provide the highest quality data to our clients.
Our staff can enter clients' toxicity data directly into Environment and Climate Change Canada's Regulatory Information Submission System (RISS).
Common Test Organisms for Effluents, Wastewater, Porewater, Leachates & Chemicals
Freshwater
Fish: rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas)
Invertebrates: water fleas (Daphnia magna, Ceriodaphnia dubia), amphipods (Hyalella azteca)
Plants: green algae (Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata), duckweed (Lemna minor)
Marine
Fish: threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus), inland silverside (Menidia beryllina)
Invertebrates: mysid shrimp (Mysidopsis bahia), echinoderms (Lytechinus pictus, S. purpuratus), copepod (Acartia tonsa)
Bacteria: Microtox
Common Test Organisms for Soils and Sediments
Terrestrial
Earthworms: Eisenia andrei
Plants: barley (Hordeum vulgare), blue grama grass (Bouteloua gracilis), durum wheat (Triticum durum), Northern wheatgrass (Elymus lanceolatus), red fescue (Festuca rubra), alfalfa (Medicago sativa), red clover (Trifolium pretense)
Sediment
Freshwater: midge (Chironomus spp.) amphipods (Hyalella azetca), mayfly (Hexagenia)
Marine: amphipods (Rhephoxynius, Eohaustorius), polychaete (Neanthes), sea urchins (Lytechinus pictus, S. purpuratus)
Bacteria: Microtox Solid Phase
GLP Testing
AquaTox is recognized for OECD GLP compliance by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC). Under the Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) between laboratory accreditation organizations, each organization recognizes the equivalence of the accreditation performed by its overseas counterparts and promotes the equivalence of such accreditation within its own economy.
Our GLP recognized facility provides comprehensive testing services in support of international product registration for a range of regulatory programs including REACH, New Substances Notification (NSN), High Production Volume (HPV) programs. Through associated laboratories, we provide mammalian testing and specialized analytical chemistry.
Biodegradation Testing
Closed Bottle Ready Biodegradability (OECD 301D)
Specialized Research and Consulting Services
Metal speciation modelling (including BLM, WHAM, MINTEQ)
Toxicity Reduction Evaluations (TREs)
Toxicity Identification Evaluations (TIEs)
Test method development
Data reviews and interpretation
Literature reviews
Expert testimony
Site-Specific Water Quality Objectives
Product Registration for Green Seal and Ecologo