本文件规定了通过皮肤和消化吸收评估土壤生境功能和确定土壤污染物和单个化学物质对甲螨繁殖的影响的方法之一。该慢性（28天）试验适用于未知质量的土壤和土壤材料（例如，受污染场地、改良土壤、修复后的土壤、农业或其他受关注场地和废料）。该方法不打算取代蚯蚓或弹尾虫测试，因为它代表另一个分类群（=螨； i、 蜘蛛纲动物），也不是食肉螨测试，因为该物种代表不同的营养水平和生态位。购买本文件时可获得的所有当前修订均包含在购买本文件中。

This document specifies one of the methods for evaluating the habitat function of soils and determining effects of soil contaminants and individual chemical substances on the reproduction of the oribatid miteOppia nitensby dermal and alimentary uptake. This chronic (28-day) test is applicable to soils and soil materials of unknown quality (e.g., contaminated sites, amended soils, soils after remediation, agricultural or other sites under concern and waste materials). This method is not intended to replace the earthworm or Collembola tests since it represents another taxonomic group (= mites; i.e., arachnids), nor the predatory mite test since this species represents a different trophic level and ecological niche.All current amendments available at time of purchase are included with the purchase of this document.