15A NCAC 02H .1105      CERTIFICATION

(a)  Commercial, public, and industrial laboratories shall obtain certification from the Division for biological parameters that are required to be reported pursuant to G.S. 143, Article 21, Part 1.

(b)  For the purposes of certification and setting fees, parameters shall be grouped in the following categories:

(1)           Acute Toxicity Testing/Invertebrate;

(2)           Acute Toxicity Testing/Vertebrate;

(3)           Chronic Toxicity Testing/Invertebrate;

(4)           Chronic Toxicity Testing/Vertebrate;

(5)           Algal and Aquatic Plant Toxicity Testing; and

(6)           Aquatic Population Survey and Analysis.

(c)  All certifications shall be in effect for one year and may be renewed for additional one-year periods as set forth in Rule .1104 of this Section.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143‑215.3(a)(1); 143‑215.3(1)(10); 143‑215.66;

Eff. October 1, 1988;

Readopted Eff. July 1, 2019.