Repeatability and reproducibility of aquatic testing with zinc dithiophosphate
- Lubrizol Corp., Wickliffe, OH (United States)
This testing program was designed to characterize the repeatability and reproducibility of aquatic screening studies with a water insoluble chemical substance. Zinc dithiophosphate was selected for its limited water solubility and moderate aquatic toxicity. Acute tests were conducted using fathead minnows and Daphnia magna, according to guidelines developed to minimize random sources of non-repeatability. Zinc dithiosphosphate was exposed to the organisms in static tests using an oil-water dispersion method for the fathead minnows, and a water-accommodated-fraction method for the Daphnia magna. Testing was conducted in moderately hard water with pre-determined nominal concentrations of 0. 1, 1.0, 10.0, 100.00, and 1000.0 ppm or ppm WAF. 24 studies were contracted among 3 separate commercial contract laboratories. The program results demonstrate the diverse range of intralaboratory and interlaboratory variability based on the organism type, and emphasize the need for further study and caution in the design, and implementation of aquatic testing for insoluble materials.
- OSTI ID:
- 31783
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9410273-; TRN: IM9517%%78
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 15. annual meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), Denver, CO (United States), 30 Oct - 3 Nov 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 15th annual meeting: Abstract book. Ecological risk: Science, policy, law, and perception; PB: 286 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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