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15.2.2 A simple test to determine toxicity using bacteria 1111
tests”, would not offend animal rights advocates and should indicate if the chemical is dangerous.
All could be performed by personnel with chemical laboratory skills.
15.2.2.10 Summary
This work shows that the Rhizobium test provides results comparable to other tests. Tests
seem particularly comparable to work with Daphnia magna and with results from in vitro
tests with animal cells. The test is simple, unskilled laboratory workers can master it
quickly. The test is inexpensive, no specialized equipment is required, given cells, any laboratory
able to carry out simple chemical analysis should be able to perform the assay. The
test is rapid, a sample can be tested and analyzed in an hour, the test does not take several
days. It offers an ideal first test for toxic chemicals (Blaise, 1991)
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