Environmental Fate and Metabolism

Eurofins Agroscience Services offers a full range of environmental fate and metabolism services, both field and laboratory.

We can provide clients with data on the mechanisms, route and rates of substance degradation and risks these pose to human or environmental health. All studies are planned and performed by a well experienced team of scientists and technical personnel according to the recent guidelines (OECD, ISO, EPA) and guidance documents.

We have a well equipped lab with climatic test chambers to simulate various environmental conditions and we have a license to handle ¹⁴C labelled test material. The laboratory is equipped with radio-TLC and –HPLC, HPLC-UV. GC-MS, HPLC-MS/MS.

For investigating the behaviour of substances in the environment we can also use radiolabeled test items (¹⁴C). Our licence for handling radioactivity is 3.4 GBq. Eurofins Agroscience Services offers:

Adsorption/ Desorption - OECD 106

Determination of adsorption/desorption kinetics and isotherm
Kd, Koc

Column Leaching (Aged) - OECD 312

Determination of the leaching potential of a substance
Koc

Transformation in soil - OECD 307

Degradation / Dissipation of test substance in soils and formation /decline of metabolites
Mass balance (Volatiles, Bound residues)
DT₅₀, DT₉₀
Oxic, anoxic

Transformation in water/sediment - OECD 308

Degradation / Dissipation of test substance and formation / decline of metabolites in natural water/sediment systems
Distribution of the test substance and metabolites in water and sediment
Mass balance (Volatiles, Bound residues)
DT₅₀, DT₉₀
Oxic, anoxic

Hydrolysis - OECD 111 and EU 7035/VI/95

Abiotic transformation of a test substance during pH dependent hydrolysis
Abiotic transformation of a test substance during typical conditions of processing (representing pateurisation, sterilization, baking and boiling)

Residues in Air— SANCO/825/00

Different adsorption material

Determination of mass balance (volatiles, bound residues)

Metabolite Identification

Special Services:

Authorisation for the handling of ¹⁴C material
Studies required for REACh
Aquatox Studies (Chironomus, Algae)
Ecotoxicology studies e.g. non target soil organisms

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