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Pesticides Research, 56, 2001

Mesocosm experiments in the approval procedure
for pesticides

- a litterature study on effects of mesocosm characteristic and validity of extrapolation methods to protect sensitive species

Abstract
A critical analysis based on published aquatic mesocosm experiments
with pesticides examined to what extent the sensitivity of organisms was influenced by: (1) mesocosm characteristics (e.g. volume, depth, sediment), (2) when (season) and where (latitude) the experiments were carried out, (3) which taxonomic and functional groups were the most sensitive to insecticides and herbicides and (4) to what extent available single species test results can be used to protect the environment using various extrapolation procedures

Abstract in Danish

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