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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-761/annex-V/division-3",
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  "legislation": "eur/2009/761",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 761/2009 of 23 July 2009 amending, for the purpose of its adaptation to technical progress, Regulation (EC) No 440/2008 laying down test methods pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-761",
  "path": "annex/V/division/3",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "TEST REPORT",
  "text": "The type of study, i.e. pelagic or suspended sediment test, must be clearly stated in the test report, which shall also contain at least the following information:\nTest substance and reference substance(s):\ncommon names, chemical names (recommend IUPAC and/or CAS names), CAS numbers, structural formulas (indicating position of 14C if radiolabelled substance is used) and relevant physico-chemical properties of test and reference substance (see sections 1.5 and 1.6),\nchemical names, CAS numbers, structural formulas (indicating position of 14C if radiolabelled substance is used) and relevant physico-chemical properties of substances used as standards for identification and quantification of transformation products,\npurity (impurities) of test and reference substances,\nradiochemical purity of labelled chemical and specific activity (where appropriate).\nSurface water:\nThe following minimum information for the water sample taken must be provided:\nlocation and description of sampling site including, if possible, contamination history,\ndate and time of sample collection,\nnutrients (total N, ammonium, nitrite, nitrate, total P, dissolved orthophosphate),\ndepth of collection,\nappearance of sample (e.g. colour and turbidity),\nDOC and TOC,\nBOD,\ntemperature and pH at the place and time of collection,\noxygen or redox potential (mandatory only if aerobic conditions are not obvious),\nsalinity or conductivity (in the case of sea water and brackish water),\nsuspended solids (in case of a turbid sample),\npossibly other relevant information about the sampling location at the time of sampling (e.g. actual or historical data on flow rate of rivers or marine currents, nearby major discharges and type of discharges, weather conditions preceding the sampling time),\nand optionally:\nmicrobial biomass (e.g. acridine orange direct count or colony forming units),\ninorganic carbon,\nchlorophyll-a concentration as a specific estimate for algal biomass.\nIn addition, the following information on the sediment should be provided if the suspended sediment test is conducted:\ndepth of sediment collection,\nappearance of the sediment (such as coloured, muddy, silty, or sandy),\ntexture (e.g. % coarse sand, fine sand, silt and clay),\ndry weight in g/l of the suspended solids, TOC concentration or weight loss on ignition as a measure of the content of organic matter,\npH,\noxygen or redox potential (mandatory only if aerobic conditions are not obvious).\nTest conditions:\ndelay between collection and use in the laboratory test, sample storage and pre-treatment of the sample, dates of performance of the studies,\namount of test substance applied, test concentration and reference substance,\nmethod of application of the test substance including any use of solvents,\nvolume of surface water used and sediment (if used) and volume sampled at each interval for analysis,\ndescription of the test system used.\nIf dark conditions are not to be maintained, information on the ‘diffuse light’ conditions:\ninformation on the method(s) used for establishing sterile controls (e.g. temperature, time and number of autoclavings),\nincubation temperature,\ninformation on analytical techniques and the method(s) used for radiochemical measurements and for mass balance check and measurements of phase distribution (if conducted),\nnumber of replicates.\nResults:\npercentages of recovery (see section 1.7.1),\nrepeatability and sensitivity of the analytical methods used including the limit of detection (LOD) and the limit of quantification (LOQ) (see section 1.7.2),\nall measured data (including sampling time points) and calculated values in tabular form and the degradation curves; for each test concentration and for each replicate flask, report the linear correlation coefficient for the slope of the logarithmic plot, the estimated lag phase and a first-order or pseudo-first order rate constant (if possible), and the corresponding degradation half-life (or the half-life period, t50),\nreport relevant values as the averages of the results observed in individual replicates, e.g. length of lag phase, degradation rate constant and degradation half-life (or t50),\ncategorise the system as either non-adapted or adapted as judged from the appearance of the degradation curve and from the possible influence of the test concentration,\nthe results of the final mass balance check and results on phase distribution measurements (if any),\nthe fraction of 14C mineralised and, if specific analyses are used, the final level of primary degradation,\nthe identification, molar concentration and percentage of applied and major transformation products (see first paragraph in section 1.8.9.5), where appropriate,\na proposed pathway of transformation, where appropriate,\ndiscussion of results.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/761/annex/V/division/3",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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