DS/EN ISO 15952:2011
Soil quality - Effects of pollutants on juvenile land snails (Helicidae) - Determination of the effects on growth by soil contamination

Standard No.

DS/EN ISO 15952:2011

Release Date

2011

Published By

Danish Standards Foundation

Latest

DS/EN ISO 15952:2011

Replace

DS/ISO 15952:2006

Scope

This International Standard specifies a semi-static method for the determination of the effects of contaminants on growth and survival of young snails, usually Helix aspersa aspersa Müller. The animals are exposed via the cutaneous and digestive route using a test substrate (artificial or natural soil according to the objective of the study) to which defined amounts of the following are added: substances or preparations; and soils (contaminated or of unknown quality) or waste materials. A static method is also described.ISO 15952:2005 does not apply to volatile substances, i.e. substances for which the Henry constant, H, or the air/water partition coefficie

DS/EN ISO 15952:2011 history

• 2011 DS/EN ISO 15952:2011 Soil quality - Effects of pollutants on juvenile land snails (Helicidae) - Determination of the effects on growth by soil contamination
• 0000 DS/ISO 15952:2006