OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals

Available free of charge on iLibrary

 

The OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals are a collection of the most relevant internationally agreed test methods used by government, industry and independent laboratories to determine the safety of chemicals and chemical preparations, including pesticides and industrial chemicals. They cover tests for the physical-chemical properties of chemicals, human health effects, environmental effects, and degradation and accumulation in the environment. 

 

Consult the complete list,  in English and French, of OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals, including dates of revisions.

 

How to obtain Test Guidelines

All readers can freely access the online edition via OECD iLibrary, our online library. Readers benefit from all updated and new tests, as they are made available online.

 

Software for TG 455, TG 432 AND TG 425
Software for TG 223


Section 1: Physical Chemical Properties
EnglishFrench

Section 2: Effects on Biotic Systems
EnglishFrench
Section 3: Degradation and Accumulation
EnglishFrench
Section 4: Health Effects
EnglishFrench 
Section 5: Other Test Guidelines
EnglishFrench

 

Test Guidelines that have been cancelled and/or replaced with updated Test Guidelines

These obsolete Test Guidelines (TG) should not be used for new testing. They are included here because it may be useful to consult them in the framework of the assessment of substances based on old study reports. The guaranties of Mutual Acceptance of Data (MAD) would not apply if these Test Guidelines were used for new testing.

Section 1: Physical Chemical Properties
Section 2: Effects on Biotic Systems
Section 3: Degradation and Accumulation
Section 4: Health Effects

 

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