We\u00a0deliver reliable\u00a0environmental\u00a0toxicity testing and related services including:<\/p>\n
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Ecotoxicological tests:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Bacteria<\/strong>\u00a0Vibrio fischeri<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0bioluminescence inhibition tests<\/strong>: Microtox acute toxicity test and Flash Assay (ISO 11348-3:2007<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0ISO 21338:2010<\/a>).<\/p>\n Algal growth inhibition test<\/strong>\u00a0using\u00a0Raphidocelis subcapitata<\/em>\u00a0(OECD 201<\/a>).<\/p>\n Water flea\u00a0Daphnia magna<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0acute immobilisation test (OECD 202<\/a>).<\/p>\n Water flea\u00a0Daphnia magna<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0reproduction test (OECD 211<\/a>).<\/p>\n Common duckweed\u00a0<\/strong>Lemna minor<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0growth inhibition test (OECD 221<\/a>).<\/p>\n Terrestrial plant test<\/strong>: seedling emergence and seedling growth test (OECD 208<\/a>).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Genotoxicity assay\u00a0<\/u><\/strong>in vitro<\/u><\/strong><\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n Mutagenicity\u00a0<\/strong>assessment by the\u00a0Ames<\/strong>\u00a0bacterial reverse mutation test<\/strong>\u00a0using\u00a0Salmonella typhimurium<\/em>\u00a0strains TA97a, TA98, TA100, TA102 and TA1535 (OECD 471<\/a>).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Antimicrobial efficiency tests:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Antimicrobial susceptibility testing:\u00a0<\/strong>bacteria or yeast growth inhibition tests (ISO 20776-1<\/a>,\u00a0EURL ECVAM DB-ALM Protocol No 33)<\/a>, respectively.<\/p>\n Antimicrobial efficiency testing of hard surfaces<\/strong>\u00a0samples in dark, indoor ambient or UVA irradiation (modifications of\u00a0ISO 27447<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0ISO 22196<\/a>).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mammalian toxicity tests\u00a0<\/u><\/strong>in vitro<\/u><\/strong><\/em>:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Chemical toxicity testing\u00a0in vitro<\/em>\u00a0using\u00a0mammalian cell lines<\/strong>: human alveolar epithelial cell line A549, human intestinal epithelial cell line Caco-2, human monocytic cell line THP-1 and murine fibroblast cell line Balb\/c 3T3.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Nanoparticle physico-chemical characterisation and quantification of metals:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Nanoparticle suspension analysis<\/strong>: hydrodynamic size and zeta potential of particles by\u00a0Dynamic Light Scattering<\/strong>\u00a0(Malvern Zetasizer).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Prices and information:<\/strong><\/p>\n Malvern Zetasizer Price Schedule.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n Elemental analysis\u00a0of metals in samples by the reflection X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (TXRF)<\/strong>\u00a0(Picofox S2).<\/p>\n Metal Analysis Price Schedule.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n Additional information: LET services_2020_brochure.pdf;<\/a>\u00a0 LET services_2020_<\/a>poster.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n Ask for the price offer.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n For further information please contact:<\/p>\n Anne Kahru PhD, Head of Laboratory\u00a0anne.kahru@kbfi.ee<\/a>\u00a0+372 6398373<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We\u00a0deliver reliable\u00a0environmental\u00a0toxicity testing and related services including: Ecotoxicological tests: Bacteria\u00a0Vibrio fischeri\u00a0bioluminescence inhibition tests: Microtox acute toxicity test and Flash Assay (ISO 11348-3:2007\u00a0and\u00a0ISO 21338:2010). Algal growth inhibition <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"parent":1407,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2587","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kbfi.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2587"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kbfi.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kbfi.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kbfi.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kbfi.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kbfi.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2587\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kbfi.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kbfi.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}