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297User Guide for Thresholds and ClassificationsAppendix 19A: Acceptable test methods for aquatic toxicity,biodegradation, and bioconcentration, and relevant physicochemicaltests19A.1 IntroductionMost of the guidelines mentioned in this appendix are found in compilations from the organisation issuingthem. The guidelines listed below are not exclusive. If data have been generated using other validinternational guidelines, then the results from those tests may also be applicable.The main references to international guidelines referred to in the tables in this appendix are as follows.European Commission (EC) guidelines:European Commission 1996. Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Dangerous Substances in theEuropean Union. Part 2 – Testing Methods. http://ecb.jrc.it/testing-methods Retrieved 14 August 2007.International Organization for Standardization (ISO) guidelines:Guidelines are available from the national standardisation organisations or the ISO website(http://www.iso.ch Retrieved 14 August 2007).Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) guidelines:OECD 1993. OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals. Organisation for Economic Co-operationand Development, Paris, with regular updates.http://www.oecd.org/document/40/0,3343,en_2649_34377_37051368_1_1_1_1,00.html Retrieved 14August 2007.United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Office of Prevention, Pesticides and ToxicSubstances (OPPTS) guidelines:USEPA 2007. Harmonized Test Guidelines. United States Environmental Protection Agency.http://www.epa.gov/ocspp/pubs/frs/home/guidelin.htm Retrieved 3 November 2011.ASTM International (ASTM) guidelines are available from the ASTM homepage (http://www.astm.org,search on ‗standards‘).19A.2 Aquatic toxicity test guidelinesThe guidelines in Table 19A.1 are primarily relevant to substances that are, or solely contain, chemicalsubstances. However, the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (HSNO Act) also coversbiopesticides, which include micro-organisms. More specialised test methods may be required to adequatelycharacterise the potential effects of biopesticides in the aquatic environment.For tests specific to the testing of microbial biopesticides, see:USEPA 2007. OPPTS Harmonized Test Guidelines: Series 885 Microbial Pesticide Test Guidelines –Final Guidelines. Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, United States EnvironmentalProtection Agency. http://www.epa.gov/ocspp/pubs/frs/home/guidelin.htm Retrieved 3 November 2011..See also Table 19A.2.January 2012 EPA0109