The small Cladocera Daphnia magna is extensively used in several bioassay for toxicity screening during the Environmental risk assessment of new chemicals.
Biobide offers the acute toxicity assay on Daphnia defined by the OECD Test Guide 202, EC N440/2208 regulation, and EPA Test Guideline OPPTS 850.1010. The objective of this assay is to test the acute toxicity effects of chemicals towards daphnids, commonly performed to comply with regulatory requirements or support environmentally acceptable product label claims.