Acute Toxicity Testing

Acute Toxicity fish

Acute toxicity testing in fish evaluates the harmful effects of a substance (e.g., chemical leachables, environmental contaminants) on aquatic organisms over a short exposure period. This test helps assess environmental safety and ecological risks.

Acute toxicity study is defined as an assessment that provides information on the adverse health effects of a substance following a large dose administration, evaluating potential lethal doses and identifying target organs for toxicity through biochemical, physiological, and morphological changes.