Studies We Conduct

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Eurofins Agroscience Services has helped develop the test methods that shape current regulatory guidelines. Our chemists and biologists have evaluated the environmental impact of thousands of active ingredients and formulations. Whether you are registering a new active ingredient or formulation, responding to a data call-in, or seeking to understand the latest guidance, you can count on Eurofins Agroscience Services to get you all the information you need. We deliver the full range of GLP-compliant testing services—all provided by experienced scientists who will help you interpret the data and offer you expert guidance and sound advice.

We offer end-to-end testing support and perform studies that conform with government-mandated regulations across the globe including:?

OECD Studies

OECD	Study Type
101	UV/Visible Spectrum
102	Melting point/melting range
103	Boiling point/boiling range
104	Vapor pressure
105	Water Solubility
106	Adsorption/Desorption by the Batch Equilibrium Method
107	Octanol/Water Partition, shake flask
108	Complex Formation ability in water
109	Density/relative density/bulk density
110	Granulometry (Particle size distribution)
111	Hydrolysis
112	Dissociation constants in water
113	Screening Test for Thermal Stability and Stability in Air
114	Viscosity
115	Surface Tension
116	Fat Solubility of Solid and Liquid Substances
117	Octanol/water Partition, HPLC method
120	Solution Behavior in Water
120	Water extractability
121	Adsorption/Desorption by HPLC Method
122	pH
123	Partition Coefficient Slow Stir
201	72- or 96 hour algae
202	Acute daphnia
203	Acute freshwater fish
204	Prolonged toxicity to freshwater fish
205	Avian dietary
206	Avian reproduction
207	Earthworm toxicity
208	Non-target plant (seedling emergence)
209	ASRIT
210	Fish ELS
211	Daphnia Life-cycle
212	Embryotoxicity
213	Honey bee Acute Oral
214	Honey bee Contact
215	Fish Juvenile Growth test
216	Nitrogen Transformation
217	Carbon Transformation
218	28-day sediment toxicity - sediment dosing
219	28-day sediment toxicity - water dosing
220	Enchytraeid Reproduction
221	7-day Lemna
222	Earthworm reproduction
223	Avian acute toxicity (sequential)
224	Inhibition of Anaerobic Bacteria
225	28-day sediment toxicity - Lumbriculus
226	Predatory mite
227	Non-target plant (vegetative vigor)
228	Dung fly
229	Fish short-term reproduction assay
230	21-day fish assay for Oestrogenic/Androgenic Activity
231	Amphibian Metamorphosis Assay
232	Collembola Reproduction
233	Chronic sediment toxicity - Chironomid Life Cycle
234	Fish Sexual Development Test
235	Chironomid Acute Toxicity
236	Fish Embryo Acute Toxicity (FET) Test
237	Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Larval Toxicity Test
238	Sediment-Free Myriophyllum spicatum toxicity Test
239	Water-Sediment Myriophyllum spicatum toxicity Test
240	Medaka one-gen - MEOGRT
241	Larval Amphibian - LAGDA
301	Ready Biodegradation
302	Inherent Biodegradatoin
303	Porous Pot testing
304	Inherent Biodegradability in Soil
305	Fish Bioconcentration Study
306	Biodegradability in Seawater
307	Aerobic/Anaerobic Transformation in Soil
308	Aerobic/Anaerobic Transformation in Aquatic systems
309	Aerobic Mineralization in Surface water
310	Ready Biodegradation - Sealed Vessel
311	Anaerobic Biodegradability in Digested Sludge
312	Soil Column Leaching
313	Estimation of Emissions from Preservative
314	Simulation tests to Assess Biodegradability (all but A)
315	Bioaccumulation in Sediment Dwelling Organisms
316	Aqueous Photolysis
317	Bioaccumulation in Terrestrial Oligachaetes
417	Toxicokinetics (Rat Metabolism)
501	Metabolism in Crops
502	Metabolism in Rotational Crops
503	Metabolism in Livestock
505	Residues in Meat/Milk/Poultry/Eggs
507	High Temperature Hydrolysis (processed commodities)
draft 2002	Soil Photolysis
OECD/GD (97) 148	Operator/worker/bystander exposure studies
IOBC 2000 / IOBC 2009	Aphidius rhopalosiphi; laboratory study (Tier I); extended study (Tier II); aged residue study
IOBC 2000	Typhlodromus pyri; laboratory study (Tier I); extended study (Tier II); aged residue study
IOBC 2000	Chrysoperla carnea; laboratory study (Tier I); extended study (Tier II); aged residue study
IOBC 2000	Coccinella septempunctata; laboratory study (Tier I); extended study (Tier II); aged residue study
IOBC 2000	Orius laevigatus; laboratory study (Tier I); extended study (Tier II); aged residue study
IOBC 2000	Poecilus cupreus; laboratory study (Tier I); extended study (Tier II)
IOBC 2000	Aleochara bilineata; laboratory study (Tier I); extended study (Tier II)
IOBC 2000	Pardosa spp.; laboratory study (Tier I); extended study (Tier II); aged residue study
IOBC 2000	Trichogramm cacoeciae; laboratory study (Tier I); extended study (Tier II); aged residue study
based on 222	Laboratory Study with Aporrectodea caliginosa using natural soils
based on 232	Laboratory Collembola reproduction test with Sinella curviseta
based on IOBC 2000	Effects of dust of granulated test items on Aphidius rhopalosiphi
227	Semi-field Non-Target Terrestrial Plant Studies
based on OECD 235 and/or OECD 221	SSD Macrophyts (at least 8 species; based on OECD 235 and/or OECD 221)
based on OECD 202	SSD Invertebrates (at least 8 species; based on OECD 202)
based on OECD 201	SSD Algae (at least 8 species; based on OECD 201)
based on IOBC 2009	Wind Tunnel Study to Mimic the Spray Drift Exposure of Aphidius rhopalosiphi

EU Requirements

EU	Study Type
A.1	Melting point/melting range
A.2	Boiling point/boiling range
A.4	Vapor pressure
A.6	Water Solubility
A.8	Octanol/Water Partition, shake flask
A.3	Density/relative density/bulk density
C.11	Hydrolysis
A.5	Surface Tension
A.8	Octanol/water Partition, HPLC method
C.19	Adsorption/Desorption by HPLC Method
MT 75 or 75.3	pH
MT 46.3	Accelerated Storage Stability
MT 186	Bulk Density (solids)
MT 170	Particle size distribution
A.5	Surface Tension
A.17	Oxidizing properties - solids
A.21	Oxidizing properties - liquids
A.9	Flammability - flash point
ASTM G 31-72	Corrosion (coupons)
MT 15	Suspensibility
MT 23	Miscibility with Hydrocarbon Oil
MT 36.3	Emulsion stability
MT 39.3	Cold stability
MT 41	Dilute Emulsion
MT 47.2	Persistent foaming
MT 53.3	Wettability
MT 58 or 58.2	Dry sieve
MT 59.1	Dry sieve
MT 148.1	Pourability
MT 160	Spontaneity of Dispersion
MT 171	Dustiness
MT 174	Dispersibility of Water
MT 174	Dispersible Granules
MT 180	Dispersion stability
MT 184	Suspensibility
MT 168	Suspensibility
MT 185	Wet Sieve
MT 59.3	Wet Sieve
MT 191	Acidity/alkalinity
MT 192	Viscosity
ABNT-NBR13240 (MT 23)	Miscibility
MT 187	Particle Size
MT 178	Attrition resistance
A.14	Explosive Properties
A.15, A.16	Self-iginition temperature
A.12	Flammability (Contact with water)
A.13	Pyrophoric properties of solids and liquids

OSCPP (Formerly OPPTS)

OCSPP (ex OPPTS)	Study Type
830.7050	UV/Visible Spectrum
830.7200	Melting point/melting range
830.7220	Boiling point/boiling range
830.7950	Vapor pressure
830.7840, 830.7860	Water Solubility
835.1230	Adsorption/Desorption by the Batch Equilibrium Method
830.7550	Octanol/Water Partition, shake flask
830.7300	Density/relative density/bulk density
830.7520	Granulometry (Particle size distribution)
835.2120, 835.2130	Hydrolysis
830.7370	Dissociation constants in water
830.6316	Screening Test for Thermal Stability and Stability in Air
830.7100	Viscosity
830.7570	Octanol/water Partition, HPLC method
830.7000	pH
850.4500, 850.4550	72- or 96 hour algae
850.1010	Acute daphnia
850.1075	Acute freshwater fish
850.2200	Avian dietary
850.2300	Avian reproduction
850.4100	Non-target plant (seedling emergence)
850.3300	ASRIT
850.1400	Fish ELS
850.1300	Daphnia Life-cycle
850.3020	Honey bee Contact
850.4400	7-day Lemna
850.4150	Non-target plant (vegetative vigor)
890.1350	Fish short-term reproduction assay
890.1100	Amphibian Metamorphosis Assay
850.1010	Chironomid Acute Toxicity
890.2200	Medaka one-gen - MEOGRT
890.2300	Larval Amphibian - LAGDA
835.3110	Ready Biodegradation
835.3200	Inherent Biodegradatoin
835.3220	Porous Pot testing
850.1730	Fish Bioconcentration Study
835.3160	Biodegradability in Seawater
835.4100, 835.4200	Aerobic/Anaerobic Transformation in Soil
835.4300, 835.4400	Aerobic/Anaerobic Transformation in Aquatic systems
835.3400	Anaerobic Biodegradability in Digested Sludge
835.1240	Soil Column Leaching
835.2210, 835.2240, 835.5270	Aqueous Photolysis
870.7485	Toxicokinetics (Rat Metabolism)
860.1300	Metabolism in Crops
860.1850	Metabolism in Rotational Crops
860.1300	Metabolism in Livestock
860.1480	Residues in Meat/Milk/Poultry/Eggs
835.2410	Soil Photolysis
860.1000	Tobacco Pyrolysis
835.2370	Air photolysis
850.1020	Gammarid Acute Toxicity test
850.1025	Oyster Acute Toxicity test (shell deposition)
850.1035	Mysid Acute toxicity test
850.1085	Fish Acute toxicity mitigated by humic acid
850.1350	Mysid chronic toxicity test
850.1500	Fish Life cycle toxicity
850.1735	Whole Sediment Acute toxicity invertebrates, Freshwater
850.1740	Whole Sediment Acute toxicity invertebrates, Marine
850.3030	Honey Bee toxicity of residues on Foliage
850.3100	Earthworm Subchronic Test
850.2100	Avian acute toxicity (dose-response)
890.2100	Two-Generation Test with Japanese Quail
860.1340	Radiovalidation
830.6302	Color
830.6303	Physical state
830.6304	Odor
830.6317	Storage stability for Technical and Formulated Products
830.1700	Preliminary analysis
830.1800	Enforcement analytical method
860.1300	Magnitude of Residue/Nature of Residue
860.1340	Residue Analytical Method Validation/ILV/Cross-Validation
860.1360	Multi-Residue Method (MRM) Amenability Check
860.1380	Storage Stability in RAC and Processed Commodities
860.1500	Crop Field Trials - MOR in RACs
860.1520	Residues in Processed Food/Feed
860.1900	Field Accumulation in Rotational Crops
860.1400	Residues in Water, Fish and Irrigated Crops
835.1410	Laboratory Volatility
830.1750	Certified limits
835.6100/NAFTA	Terrestrial Field Dissipation
835.6200	Aquatic (Sediment) Field Dissipation
830.6313	Stability to normal and elevated temperatures, metals, and metal ions
830.6314	Oxidation/reduction: chemical incompatabilty
830.6315	Flammability - flash point
830.6319	Miscibility
830.6320	Corrosion characteristics
830.6321	Dielectric breakdown voltage
835.8100	Field Volatility/Flux Studies
835.1110	Activated Sludge Sorption Isotherm
Series 875	Operator/worker/bystander exposure studies
835.6315	Flammability - Flame Extension
OPPTS 885.1400	Analytics of MPCA

JMAFF

JMAFF	Study Type
2-9-4	UV/Visible Spectrum
2-9-5	Melting point/melting range
2-9-6	Boiling point/boiling range
2-9-7	Vapor pressure
2-9-8	Water Solubility
2-9-10	Adsorption/Desorption by the Batch Equilibrium Method
2-9-11	Octanol/Water Partition, shake flask
2-9-12	Density/relative density/bulk density
2-6-1, 2-9-13	Hydrolysis
2-9-14	Dissociation constants in water
2-9-15	Screening Test for Thermal Stability and Stability in Air
2-7-3	72- or 96 hour algae
2-7-2-1	Acute daphnia
2-7-1	Acute freshwater fish
2-8-4-2	Avian dietary
2-7-2-2	Daphnia Life-cycle
2-8-1	Honey bee Contact
2-5-1, 2-5-2, 2-5-3	Aerobic/Anaerobic Transformation in Soil
Part 2-3-1	Toxicokinetics (Rat Metabolism)
Part 2-3-1	Metabolism in Crops
Part 2-3-1	Metabolism in Rotational Crops
Part 2-3-1	Metabolism in Livestock
2-6-2	Soil Photolysis
2-8-4-1	Avian acute toxicity (dose-response)
2-9-1	Color
2-9-2	Physical state
2-9-3	Odor
2-9-9	Miscibility with Hydrocarbon Oil

SANCO and ISO

SANCO	Study Type
3030/99 rev.4	Preliminary analysis
3029/99 rev. 4	Magnitude of Residue/Nature of Residue
825/00 rev.8.1	Residue Analytical Method Validation/ILV/Cross-Validation

ISO	Study Type
10832:2011	Laboratory mycorrhiza test with Glomus mossae
ISO draft	Laboratory soil mite study with Oppia nitens

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