artisol test

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Test with earthworms in which the toxicity of a substance by skin and gut uptake is determined by placing the worms in an artificial substrate consisting of silica, water, and glass balls, containing the substance of concern.
Note: In the artisol test, the earthworms ingest the silica paste as they do soil.
Source:
PAC, 2009, 81, 829. (Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)) on page 840 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'artisol test' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.14447 RIS BibTex EndNote
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