Regional considerations: kits & tests

Please ensure the kits and tests you're purchasing have been validated for use in the country in which you're sampling

 

Kits: Soil and estuarine & mangrove sediment

When ordering these kits, due to licencing and regulations around the movement of ecological material across borders, we have two kit options available:

UK/EU+: For use when sampling in the UK, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and the 27 EU member countries.

Outside UK/EU+: For use when sampling in any other country.

 

The 27 EU member countries are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden.

 

 

Tests: Multi-species

'Bivalves (excl. Unionid mussels)' and 'Unionid mussels' are validated for use in the UK. They can be used outside of the UK, but we have less data available on what they will detect. All other multi-species tests can be used in the habitats for which they are designed, across the globe.

 

Tests: Single-species

Please review the list below to ensure the tests you're purchasing have been validated in the country in which you're sampling:

Multi-species:

'Bivalves (excl. Unionid mussels)' and 'Unionid mussels' are validated for use in the UK. They can be used outside of the UK, but we have less data available on what they will detect. All other multi-species tests can be used in the habitats for which they are designed, across the globe.

 

Single-species:

Our single-species, qPCR tests (assays) have been developed and validated for use in specific countries / regions. They can perform equally well outside of these regions, but, when deploying them outside of their validated regions, we advise running some preliminary surveys, before deploying more widely.

Regions in which each test has been validated are listed below.

Global:

  • Chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis)

UK, Canada, Europe, Mexico & USA:

  • Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) (estuarine & marine waters only)

UK & Europe:

  • Chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans)
  • Crayfish plague (Aphanomyces astaci)
  • European eel (Anguilla anguilla)
  • Great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) (not for UK licensing)
  • Signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus)

UK & Ireland:

  • Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) (available for both freshwater and marine & estuarine waters)
  • Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) (available for both freshwater and marine & estuarine waters)
  • Dreissenid mussels (genus level)
  • White-clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes)
  • Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha)

Canada:

  • Blanding's turtle (Emydoidea blandingii)
  • Burbot (Lota lota)
  • Silver shiner (Notropis photogenis)

Canada & USA:

  • Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)
  • Brown trout (Salmo trutta)
  • Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens)
  • Rainbow trout (Onchorynchus mykiss) (available for both freshwater and marine & estuarine waters)
  • Redside dace (Clinostomus elongatus)
  • Round whitefish (Prosopium cylindraceaum)

 

To discuss regional considerations with a member of our team, please contact us.