§ 69404.9. Wildlife Survival Impairment.

(a) The wildlife survival impairment hazard trait is defined as the occurrence of increased incidence of death, disease or other biological impairment following exposure to a chemical substance that may decrease the potential for wildlife survival, including in aquatic and terrestrial species.

(b) Environmental endpoints for wildlife survival impairment include, but are not limited to those indicating: death; aquatic or terrestrial toxicity; toxicity described for toxicological hazard traits in Articles 2 and 3 of this Chapter; non-specific toxicity such as narcosis, behavioral impacts, increased disease susceptibility, or changes in population viability observed in the laboratory or in wild populations, including in aquatic and terrestrial species.

(c) Other relevant survival impairment data include but are not limited to: structural or functional similarity to chemical substances shown to impair wildlife survival; in vitro evidence described for toxicological hazard traits in Articles 2 and 3 of this Chapter; data from in vitro testing designed specifically for ecotoxicological endpoints; associative data from field studies suggesting a possible link between a chemical and community or ecosystem level impacts.

HISTORY

1. New section filed 12-20-2011; operative 1-29-2012 (Register 2011, No. 51).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Sections 25256.1 and 59012, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 25256.1 and 59012, Health and Safety Code.