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  • BS 7755-4.2.4:1999

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    Soil quality. Biological methods. Effects of pollutants on soil fauna Inhibition of reproduction of Collembola (Folsomia candida) by soil pollutants

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  31-07-2014

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  15-08-1999

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Principle
    5 Reagents
    6 Apparatus
    7 Procedure
    8 Calculation and expression of results
    9 Validity of the test
    10 Test report
    Annex A (informative) Techniques for rearing and breeding of Collembola
    Annex B (informative) Techniques for counting juvenile springtails
    Annex C (informative) Determination of water-holding capacity of
                          artificial soil
    Annex D (informative) Guidance on adjustment of pH of artificial soil
    Annex E (informative) Determination of effects of contaminated soil on
                          Collembola reproduction
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    Covers the effects of substances on the reproduction of Folsomia Candida by dermal and alimentary uptake in a defined artificial soil substrate.

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    Committee EH/4
    Development Note Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, January 2005. (12/2004)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

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    10/30205348 DC : 0 BS 10175 - INVESTIGATION OF POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATED SITES - CODE OF PRACTICE

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    ISO 11272:2017 Soil quality — Determination of dry bulk density
    ISO 14240-1:1997 Soil quality Determination of soil microbial biomass Part 1: Substrate-induced respiration method
    ISO 11277:2009 Soil quality Determination of particle size distribution in mineral soil material Method by sieving and sedimentation
    ISO 11274:1998 Soil quality Determination of the water-retention characteristic Laboratory methods
    ISO 10390:2005 Soil quality Determination of pH
    ISO 10694:1995 Soil quality Determination of organic and total carbon after dry combustion (elementary analysis)
    ISO 11268-1:2012 Soil quality — Effects of pollutants on earthworms — Part 1: Determination of acute toxicity to Eisenia fetida/Eisenia andrei
    ISO 11260:1994 Soil quality Determination of effective cation exchange capacity and base saturation level using barium chloride solution
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