Table 1 Test guidelines for pesticides separated by systematic groups of test organisms with information on the number of test guidelines available for laboratory, microcosm and field experiments, the range of study durations, and the test item application
Systematic group | Number of guidelines | Study duration | Application | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Laboratory | Microcosms | Field | |||
Algae, cyanobacteria and macrophytes | 24 | 2 | 1 | 24 h–14 days | Dissolved in water or spiked in sediment |
Bacteria and microorganisms | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 h–3 h | Dissolved in water |
Rotifers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 24 h–63 days | Dissolved in water |
Crustaceans | 44 | 3 | 0 | Â | Â |
 Daphniidae | 31 | 3 | 0 | 24 h–42 days | Dissolved in water |
 Gammaridae | 5 | 0 | 0 | 48 h–8 days | Dissolved in water |
 Dogielinotidae | 9 | 2 | 0 | 96 h–56 days | Dissolved in water or spiked in sediment |
 Cyprididae | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 days–63 days | Dissolved in water or spiked in sediment |
 Ostracoda | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 days–56 days | Dissolved in water or spiked in sediment |
 Decapoda (Cambridae sp., Astacidae sp. or Parastacidae sp.) | 6 | 1 | 0 |  | Dissolved in water |
 Atyidae | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 h–96 h | Dissolved in water |
 Thamnocephalidae | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 h–24 h | Dissolved in water |
Insects | 17 | 1 | 0 | 48 h–65 days | Dissolved in water or spiked in sediment |
 Diptera | 15 | 0 | 0 | 48 h–65 days | Dissolved in water or spiked in sediment |
 Ephemeroptera | 9 | 1 | 0 | 48 h–28 days | Dissolved in water or spiked in sediment |
 Plecoptera | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 h–8 days | Dissolved in water |
 Trichoptera | 1 | 0 | 0 | At least 21 days | Dissolved in water and/or in the diet |
Sediment-dwelling | 6 | 0 | 0 | 96 h–28 days | Spiked in sediment |
Molluscs | 5 | 1 | 1 | 24 h–30 days | Dissolved in water |
Fish | 54 | 1 | 0 | 24 h–120 days or full life cycle | Dissolved in water or spiked in food |
Amphibians | 7 | 0 | 0 | 48 h–30 days | Dissolved in water or spiked sediment |
Others | 4 | 3 | 1 | Â | Â |