Whole Organism

There are three Lead Laboratories for this component:

The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) in the UK is the Lead Laboratory for Water and Sediment Bioassays and Fish Disease. Bioassays are co-ordinated by the Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory and Fish Disease by the Cefas Weymouth laboratory.

The Centre for research and Innovation in Toxicology (CRIT) at the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC) is the Lead Laboratory for the Luminescent Bacteria Toxicity Assay.

The programme for each component is described below - giving details about the schedule for the current year, what participation involves, prices, and how to register.

For a more detailed description of the functions of the Lead Laboratory and Participating Laboratories please read the attached document.


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