Service
BIODEGRADABILITY AND ECOTOXICITY ASSESSMENTS OF CONTAMINATED SOILS, SLUDGES AND WATER BY POLLUTANTS
Staff
Fernando Madrid Díaz (Scientific Manager)
Contact
email: ecotoxicidad@irnas.csic.es
Biodegradability and ecotoxicity assessments of contaminated soils, sludges and waters by pollutants
Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla Avda. Reina Mercedes, 10 41012 – Sevilla
Phone: 954624711
Prices
Service Request
“Once the PDF has been downloaded and the application has been completed, it will be sent to the e-mail address indicated in the document itself, together with the complementary documentation required”.
Description of the service
The Biodegradability and ecotoxicity of contaminants service of IRNAS offers a complete range of standardised test methods (OECD technical guidelines) for the assessment of the biodegradability and toxicity of organic compounds in the aquatic environment, soil and sludge.
This service carries out biodegradation and aquatic toxicity, soil and sludge testing for internal use and for external clients from industry, public administration, universities and other research organisations.
Appropriate technology and qualified, expert staff guarantee the quality of the results.
Services
The service offers to carry out the evaluation of ecotoxicity using MICROTOX 500 ACUTE TOXICITY ANALYSER equipment, which is based on the determination of toxicity through the inhibition of bacterial bioluminescence with Vibrio fisheri, through the monitoring of changes in the natural light emissions of a luminescent bacterium.
On the other hand, the service offers to carry out biodegradation tests of different organic pollutants (pesticides, hydrocarbons, pharmaceuticals, alkylphenols, etc.) in different matrices, soils, water and sludge by means of oxygen demand and CO2 generation tests (OXITOP and mineralisers).
The service will provide information on the degradability of target pollutants and the levels of ecotoxicity resulting from the action of indigenous micro-organisms on the target pollutants.