Development of suitable test methods for evaluating the toxicity of contaminated soils to a battery of plant species relevant to soil environments in canada

摘要

Environment Canada and the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) have embarked on a five year program to develop, standardize, and validate a battery of soil toxicity tests which can be used to assess the relative toxicity of contaminants in soils to terrestrial organisms. These tests must be applicable to soil conditions typically found in Canadian environments and the test species must be representative of the species of soil invertebrates or plants inhabiting soil ecosystems in Canada.