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  • BS 6068-6.16(1998) : 1998

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    WATER QUALITY - SAMPLING - GUIDANCE ON BIOTESTING OF SAMPLES

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    Superseded date:  31-07-2017

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    Published date:  23-11-2012

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Sampling
    4 Transport
    5 Preservation and storage
    6 Apparatus and equipment
    7 Pretreatment and preparation of samples
    8 Treatment of samples during the test
    9 General guidance regarding test design
    10 Special guidance regarding test performance
    11 Special biological assays
    12 Evaluation
    13 Presentation of results
    14 Test report
    15 Basic principles of quality assurance for biotesting
    Annex A Lowest Ineffective Dilution (LID)
    Annex B Bibliography

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    Provides practical advice on pretreatment, sampling, performance and evaluation of waters used in biotesting. Gives details on handling problems for biotesting which arise from the water sample and the test design suitability. Outlines practical experience regarding precautions to be taken by providing methods successful in proving they solve or get around some problems of biotesting waters. Particular emphasis is put on ecotoxicological testing with organisms. Some features outlined in this general guide are also applicable to biodegradation or bioaccumulation study as far as sampling and preparations are concerned. Poorly soluble substance preparation and testing beyond the water-solubility limit is also covered. Does not cover bacteriological water examination.

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    Committee EH/3/6
    Development Note Supersedes 97/560727 DC (03/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, July 2008. (06/2008)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
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    ISO 13829:2000 Water quality Determination of the genotoxicity of water and waste water using the umu-test
    ISO 9509:2006 Water quality Toxicity test for assessing the inhibition of nitrification of activated sludge microorganisms
    ISO 14593:1999 Water quality Evaluation of ultimate aerobic biodegradability of organic compounds in aqueous medium Method by analysis of inorganic carbon in sealed vessels (CO2 headspace test)
    ISO 9439:1999 Water quality Evaluation of ultimate aerobic biodegradability of organic compounds in aqueous medium Carbon dioxide evolution test
    ISO 10712:1995 Water quality Pseudomonas putida growth inhibition test (Pseudomonas cell multiplication inhibition test)
    ISO 10708:1997 Water quality — Evaluation in an aqueous medium of the ultimate aerobic biodegradability of organic compounds — Determination of biochemical oxygen demand in a two-phase closed bottle test
    ISO 7346-3:1996 Water quality — Determination of the acute lethal toxicity of substances to a freshwater fish [Brachydanio rerio Hamilton-Buchanan (Teleostei, Cyprinidae)] — Part 3: Flow-through method
    ISO 8692:2012 Water quality — Fresh water algal growth inhibition test with unicellular green algae
    ISO 11734:1995 Water quality — Evaluation of the "ultimate" anaerobic biodegradability of organic compounds in digested sludge — Method by measurement of the biogas production
    ISO 5667-10:1992 Water quality Sampling Part 10: Guidance on sampling of waste waters
    ISO 9887:1992 Water quality — Evaluation of the aerobic biodegradability of organic compounds in an aqueous medium — Semi-continuous activated sludge method (SCAS)
    ISO 6341:2012 Water quality — Determination of the inhibition of the mobility of Daphnia magna Straus (Cladocera, Crustacea) — Acute toxicity test
    ISO 10229:1994 Water quality — Determination of the prolonged toxicity of substances to freshwater fish — Method for evaluating the effects of substances on the growth rate of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum (Teleostei, Salmonidae))
    ISO 9408:1999 Water quality — Evaluation of ultimate aerobic biodegradability of organic compounds in aqueous medium by determination of oxygen demand in a closed respirometer
    ISO 9888:1999 Water quality Evaluation of ultimate aerobic biodegradability of organic compounds in aqueous medium Static test (Zahn-Wellens method)
    ISO 5667-3:2012 Water quality Sampling Part 3: Preservation and handling of water samples
    ISO 7827:2010 Water quality Evaluation of the "ready", "ultimate" aerobic biodegradability of organic compounds in an aqueous medium Method by analysis of dissolved organic carbon (DOC)
    ISO 11733:2004 Water quality — Determination of the elimination and biodegradability of organic compounds in an aqueous medium — Activated sludge simulation test
    ISO 8466-2:2001 Water quality — Calibration and evaluation of analytical methods and estimation of performance characteristics — Part 2: Calibration strategy for non-linear second-order calibration functions
    ISO/TR 15462:2006 Water quality Selection of tests for biodegradability
    ISO 10253:2016 Water quality — Marine algal growth inhibition test with Skeletonema sp. and Phaeodactylum tricornutum
    EN ISO 5667-3:2012 Water quality - Sampling - Part 3: Preservation and handling of water samples (ISO 5667-3:2012)
    ISO 8466-1:1990 Water quality Calibration and evaluation of analytical methods and estimation of performance characteristics Part 1: Statistical evaluation of the linear calibration function
    ISO 9000:2015 Quality management systems — Fundamentals and vocabulary
    ISO 10707:1994 Water quality Evaluation in an aqueous medium of the "ultimate" aerobic biodegradability of organic compounds Method by analysis of biochemical oxygen demand (closed bottle test)
    ASTM E 729 : 1996 Standard Guide for Conducting Acute Toxicity Tests on Test Materials with Fishes, Macroinvertebrates, and Amphibians
    ISO 8192:2007 Water quality Test for inhibition of oxygen consumption by activated sludge for carbonaceous and ammonium oxidation
    ISO 10634:1995 Water quality Guidance for the preparation and treatment of poorly water-soluble organic compounds for the subsequent evaluation of their biodegradability in an aqueous medium
    ISO 7346-1:1996 Water quality Determination of the acute lethal toxicity of substances to a freshwater fish [Brachydanio rerio Hamilton-Buchanan (Teleostei, Cyprinidae)] Part 1: Static method
    ISO 7346-2:1996 Water quality Determination of the acute lethal toxicity of substances to a freshwater fish [Brachydanio rerio Hamilton-Buchanan (Teleostei, Cyprinidae)] Part 2: Semi-static method
    ISO 10260:1992 Water quality — Measurement of biochemical parameters — Spectrometric determination of the chlorophyll-a concentration
    EN 45001 : 1989 GENERAL CRITERIA FOR THE OPERATION OF TESTING LABORATORIES
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