«The general feeling is that we need to move beyond mortality testing to
sublethal testing that looks at the shortening of life span, disorientation, reduced vigor, and other things,» says Pettis, who has been in discussions with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) about developing newer, more sensitive pesticide tests.
Much of our knowledge about the direct
sublethal and lethal effects of chloride contamination comes from single - species toxicity
tests conducted under laboratory conditions.