Hydrosphere provides a wide range of toxicity testing services for both marine and freshwater environments, using acute and chronic whole effluent toxicity (WET) tests, toxicity reduction evaluations (TRE), sediment toxicity tests, and product toxicity testing.
We are accredited by the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP).
Our accuracy and timeliness has made us the first choice for bioassay and toxicity testing among industrial dischargers, chemical manufacturers, waste water treatment plants, engineering firms, regulatory agencies, analytical laboratories and other organizations across the U.S. We have been a leader in environmental and product toxicity testing since 1986.
Some of the bioassay/toxicity services Hydrosphere Research offers include:
- acute and chronic whole effluent toxicity (WET) tests to comply with NPDES permits
- product toxicity testing
- OECD toxicity testing
- oil dispersant toxicity testing
- toxicity identifications and reduction evaluations
- algae growth potential and nutrient limiting studies
- sediment studies
- elutriate testing
- bioaccumulation studies
- reverse osmosis reject water toxicity testing
- ion imbalance toxicity evaluations
- aquaculture and mariculture research
- endocrine disruptor studies
- consulting on toxicity issues