Division 1.8.5 Concentrations of test substance

The concentration range in which effects are likely to occur may be determined on the basis of results from range-finding tests. For the final definitive test, at least five concentrations arranged in a geometric series with a factor not exceeding 3,2 should be selected. For test substances showing a flat concentration response curve, a higher factor may be justified. The concentration series should preferably cover the range causing 5-75 % inhibition of algal growth rate.