What types of data are not included in ECOTOX?
In order for data to be included in ECOTOX, the author(s) must report valid species and chemical information. If the ECOTOX staff cannot verify the species scientific names or locate the chemical’s Chemical Abstract Services registry number and a Collective Indices name the data record is not included in the database. Only single chemical exposures are included in ECOTOX, therefore results for chemical mixtures are excluded. The author(s) must also report a chemical concentration or application rate associated with an observed effect reported. The exposure duration must be reported in the publications for the data to be included in ECOTOX. In vitro, bacteria and virus exposures are not included in the ECOTOX database. In addition, toxicity test data for chemical exposures where only sediment concentrations are reported are excluded from the aquatic database. In general, tests conducted with petroleum (fuel oils) and air pollution (CO2, ozone) chemicals are excluded from ECOTOX.
