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A survey is presented of practical management oriented methods and strategies for environment fate testing of chemicals and effluents with main emphasis on biodegradability. The major framework of the paper is the EEC legislative tests and current international cooperative work on test development and test harmonization. It is pointed out that test methods and strategies developed for use in connection with notification and general regulation of chemicals can be used in modified form for testing of specific effluents.
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Nyholm, N. (1988). Test Methods and Strategies for Environmental Management Purposes — Environmental Fate Testing of Chemicals and Effluents. In: Angeletti, G., Bjørseth, A. (eds) Organic Micropollutants in the Aquatic Environment. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2989-0_34
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