Environmental Toxicology

As an established global leader in the field of ecotoxicological testing, Springborn Smithers represents an unmatched level of experience. Our US and Swiss laboratories offer a variety of programs in the areas of aquatic (freshwater and marine) and terrestrial species. Specific areas of expertise include beneficial insect studies, aquatic plant growth, plant vegetative vigor, seedling emergence and germination, fish and invertebrate acute studies, early life-stage and life-cycle exposures, as well as customized studies to meet your regulatory testing needs.

SSL's Ecotoxicology Research and Testing Services
	Acute	Sub-chronic	Chronic	Accumulation	Customized
Aquatic	Fish Invertebrates Plants Amphibians	Fish Plants Amphibians	Fish Invertebrates	Fish Invertebrates	Fish Invertebrates Plants Amphibians
Sediment	Invertebrates	Invertebrates	Invertebrates	Fish Invertebrates	Invertebrates
Terrestrial	Plants Invertebrates	Plants Invertebrates	Invertebrates	Plants Invertebrates	Plants Invertebrates

Our scientists are knowledgeable in testing problematic (e.g., hydrolytic, volatile, low solubility) materials and analytically confirming exposure levels in low parts per trillion (ppt) range in a variety of sediment, soil and aquatic matrices. SSL has demonstrated experience with over 150 species and a well-deserved reputation for its work with bees, earthworms, arthropods, invertebrates and a variety of fish species. Some stocks of test organisms have been continuously maintained for up to thirty years.

Aquatic Toxicology
Sediment Toxicology
Terrestrial Toxicology
Microcosms
Species List
Past Springborn Smithers Projects