What Types of Toxicological Tests Are Conducted Using Daphnia?
Several types of tests are conducted using Daphnia, including acute and chronic toxicity tests. Acute toxicity tests typically measure the lethal concentration (LC50) of a substance, which is the concentration that causes death in 50% of the population within a specific period, often 24 to 48 hours. Chronic toxicity tests, on the other hand, assess longer-term effects such as reproduction, growth, and development over a span of days or weeks.
