DIN 38412-31:1989 German standard methods for the examination of water, waste water and sludge; bio-assays (group L); determining the tolerance of fish to the toxicity of waste water by way of a dilution series (L 31)
The standard describes a biological method for the determination of the acute toxicity of substances in waste water to fish. As testfish is used lencisus idus (L). The diluted waste water specimen is stocked with the fishes under defined conditions. A dilution factor factor GF is stated as result.
DIN 38412-31:1989 history
1989DIN 38412-31:1989 German standard methods for the examination of water, waste water and sludge; bio-assays (group L); determining the tolerance of fish to the toxicity of waste water by way of a dilution series (L 31)