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Evaluation of a biotest battery for the ecotoxicological characterisation of waste: ring test with 60 laboratories from 15 countries

The ecotoxicological characterization of waste is part of its assessment as hazardous or non-hazardous according to the European List of Wastes (LoW, 2000/532/EC) amended by Directive 2008/98/EG and Regulation 2017/997. For this assessment, 15 hazard properties are evaluated. So far, there is no harmonised guidance for evaluation of the hazard property ‘ecotoxic’ (HP 14) using […]

Identification of wastes hazardous to the environment in mirror entries

The ecotoxicological characterisation of waste according to the European List of Wastes (Decision 2000/532/EC) is part of the assessment as hazardous or non-hazardous. So far, guidance is lacking regarding the evaluation of the hazard property ‘ecotoxic’ (HP 14; formerly H 14) using biotests. Based on the recommendations of EN 14735 and experiences made in an […]