Tetrahymena

Tetrahymena pyriformis reproduction inhibition test to waste

Author:
VE

Tetrahymena pyriformis microscopic animal is a sensitive test organism, its reproduction is inhibited in the presence of toxic substances. Soil toxicity can be monitored by the change of the number of animals (cell number). In case of solid waste the test is performed as described in the soil section: https://www.enfo.hu/en/node/13314