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  • EN 14996:2006

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    Water quality - Guidance on assuring the quality of biological and ecological assessments in the aquatic environment

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    Published date:  06-06-2006

    Publisher:  Comite Europeen de Normalisation

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Principle
    5 Design of biological and ecological studies
    6 Surveys and sampling
    7 Analysis
    8 Performance characteristics
    9 Validation of results
    10 Measurement uncertainty
    11 Interpretation and reporting
    12 Training
    Bibliography

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    This guidance standard defines activities appropriate for ensuring that the quality of ecological assessments in surface waters (including rivers, lakes, transitional and coastal waters and the open sea) and sediments meets specified requirements. This standard also covers hydromorphological aspects relevant to ecological assessment. While it has particular importance in relation to the assessment of ecological status in surface waters, it also applicable to other types of investigation and habitat.

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    Committee CEN/TC 230
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Comite Europeen de Normalisation
    Status Current

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS EN 16039:2011 Water quality. Guidance standard on assessing the hydromorphological features of lakes
    DIN EN 16164:2013-05 WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE STANDARD FOR DESIGNING AND SELECTING TAXONOMIC KEYS
    PREN 16260 : DRAFT 2011 WATER QUALITY - VISUAL SEABED SURVEYS USING REMOTELY OPERATED AND TOWED OBSERVATION GEAR FOR COLLECTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DATA
    DIN EN 16039:2011-12 Water quality - Guidance standard on assessing the hydromorphological features of lakes
    DIN EN 16260:2013-01 Water quality - Visual seabed surveys using remotely operated and/or towed observation gear for collection of environmental data
    12/30247825 DC : 0 BS EN 14407 - WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE STANDARD FOR THE IDENTIFICATION, ENUMERATION AND INTERPRETATION OF BENTHIC DIATOM SAMPLES FROM RIVERS AND LAKES
    UNE-EN 16698:2016 Water quality - Guidance on quantitative and qualitative sampling of phytoplankton from inland waters
    13/30291787 DC : 0 BS EN 16698 - WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE ON QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE SAMPLING OF PHYTOPLANKTON FROM INLAND WATERS
    UNE-EN 16164:2013 Water quality - Guidance standard for designing and selecting taxonomic keys
    18/30367685 DC : 0 BS EN 17218 - WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE ON SAMPLING OF MESOZOOPLANKTON FROM MARINE AND BRACKISH WATER USING MESH
    I.S. EN 16039:2011 WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE STANDARD ON ASSESSING THE HYDROMORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF LAKES
    BS EN 15204:2006 Water quality. Guidance standard on the enumeration of phytoplankton using inverted microscopy (Utermoehl technique)
    DIN EN 14184:2004-02 WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE FOR THE SURVEYING OF AQUATIC MACROPHYTES IN RUNNING WATERS
    DIN EN 15460:2008-01 Water quality - Guidance standard for the surveying of macrophytes in lakes
    08/30182311 DC : DRAFT JULY 2008 BS EN 15843 - WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE STANDARD ON DETERMINING THE DEGREE OF MODIFICATION OF RIVER HYDRO MORPHOLOGY
    I.S. EN 16101:2012 WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE STANDARD ON INTERLABORATORY COMPARISON STUDIES FOR ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
    DIN EN 16698 E : 2015 WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE ON QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE SAMPLING OF PHYTOPLANKTON FROM INLAND WATERS
    PREN 17211 : DRAFT 2017 WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE ON MAPPING OF SEAGRASSES AND MACROALGAE IN THE EULITTORAL ZONE
    BS EN 16698:2015 Water quality. Guidance on quantitative and qualitative sampling of phytoplankton from inland waters
    UNI EN 15708 : 2010 WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE STANDARD FOR THE SURVEYING, SAMPLING AND LABORATORY ANALYSIS OF PHYTOBENTHOS IN SHALLOW RUNNING WATER
    UNE-EN 15708:2010 Water quality - Guidance standard for the surveying, sampling and laboratory analysis of phytobenthos in shallow running water
    I.S. EN 16164:2013 WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE STANDARD FOR DESIGNING AND SELECTING TAXONOMIC KEYS
    UNI EN 16039 : 2012 WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE STANDARD ON ASSESSING THE HYDROMORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF LAKES
    DIN EN 14407:2014-07 WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE FOR THE IDENTIFICATION AND ENUMERATION OF BENTHIC DIATOM SAMPLES FROM RIVERS AND LAKES
    DIN EN 15204 E : 2006 WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE STANDARD ON THE ENUMERATION OF PHYTOPLANKTON USING INVERTED MICROSCOPY (UTERMOHL TECHNIQUE)
    DIN EN 15196 E : 2006 WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE ON SAMPLING AND PROCESSING OF THE PUPAL EXUVIAE OF CHIRONOMIDAE (ORDER DIPTERA) FOR ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
    DIN EN 15110 E : 2006 WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE STANDARD FOR THE SAMPLING OF ZOOPLANKTON FROM STANDING WATERS
    UNE-EN 14184:2014 Water quality - Guidance for the surveying of aquatic macrophytes in running waters
    I.S. EN 14184:2014 WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE FOR THE SURVEYING OF AQUATIC MACROPHYTES IN RUNNING WATERS
    I.S. EN 14407:2014 WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE FOR THE IDENTIFICATION AND ENUMERATION OF BENTHIC DIATOM SAMPLES FROM RIVERS AND LAKES
    BS EN 15708:2009 Water quality. Guidance standard for the surveying, sampling and laboratory analysis of phytobenthos in shallow running water
    BS EN 16260:2012 Water quality. Visual seabed surveys using remotely operated and/or towed observation gear for collection of environmental data
    BS EN 16695:2015 Water quality. Guidance on the estimation of phytoplankton biovolume
    PREN 14184 : DRAFT 2012 WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE FOR THE SURVEYING OF AQUATIC MACROPHYTES IN RUNNING WATERS
    UNI EN 16260 : 2013 WATER QUALITY - VISUAL SEABED SURVEYS USING REMOTELY OPERATED AND/OR TOWED OBSERVATION GEAR FOR COLLECTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DATA
    DIN EN 16698:2015-12 WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE ON QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE SAMPLING OF PHYTOPLANKTON FROM INLAND WATERS
    PREN 17204 : DRAFT 2017 WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE ON ANALYSIS OF MESOZOOPLANKTON FROM MARINE AND BRACKISH WATER
    DIN EN 15708 E : 2010 WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE STANDARD FOR THE SURVEYING, SAMPLING AND LABORATORY ANALYSIS OF PHYTOBENTHOS IN SHALLOW RUNNING WATER
    UNI EN 16101 : 2013 WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE STANDARD ON INTERLABORATORY COMPARISON STUDIES FOR ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
    UNE-EN 16101:2013 Water quality - Guidance standard on interlaboratory comparison studies for ecological assessment
    PREN 17218 : DRAFT 2018 WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE ON SAMPLING OF MESOZOOPLANKTON FROM MARINE AND BRACKISH WATER USING MESH
    DIN EN 15460 E : 2008 WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE STANDARD FOR THE SURVEYING OF MACROPHYTES IN LAKES
    DIN EN ISO 19493 E : 2007 WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE ON MARINE BIOLOGICAL SURVEYS OF HARD-SUBSTRATE COMMUNITIES
    DIN EN 14184:2014-08 WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE FOR THE SURVEYING OF AQUATIC MACROPHYTES IN RUNNING WATERS
    UNI EN 14184 : 2014 Water quality - Guidance for the surveying of aquatic macrophytes in running waters
    UNI EN 14407 : 2014 WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE FOR THE IDENTIFICATION AND ENUMERATION OF BENTHIC DIATOM SAMPLES FROM RIVERS AND LAKES
    UNI EN 15460 : 2008 WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE STANDARD FOR THE SURVEYING OF MACROPHYTES IN LAKES
    10/30217333 DC : 0 BS EN 16101 - WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE STANDARD ON THE DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF INTERLABORATORY COMPARISON STUDIES FOR ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
    PREN 14407 : DRAFT 2012 WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE STANDARD FOR THE IDENTIFICATION, ENUMERATION AND INTERPRETATION OF BENTHIC DIATOM SAMPLES FROM RIVERS AND LAKES
    13/30291479 DC : 0 BS EN 16695 - WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE ON THE ESTIMATION OF MICROALGAL BIOVOLUME
    10/30212174 DC : 0 BS EN 16039 - WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE STANDARD ON ASSESSING THE HYDROMORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF LAKES
    10/30233322 DC : 0 BS EN 16164 - WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE STANDARD FOR DESIGNING AND SELECTING TAXONOMIC KEYS
    UNE-EN 16039:2012 Water quality - Guidance standard on assessing the hydromorphological features of lakes
    DIN EN 15708:2010-03 Water quality - Guidance standard for the surveying, sampling and laboratory analysis of phytobenthos in shallow running water
    07/30167044 DC : DRAFT AUG 2007 BS EN 15708 - WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE STANDARD FOR THE SURVEYING, SAMPLING AND LABORATORY ANALYSIS OF PHYTOBENTHOS IN SHALLOW RUNNING WATER
    I.S. EN 16260:2012 WATER QUALITY - VISUAL SEABED SURVEYS USING REMOTELY OPERATED AND/OR TOWED OBSERVATION GEAR FOR COLLECTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DATA
    UNI EN ISO 19493 : 2008 WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE ON MARINE BIOLOGICAL SURVEYS OF HARD-SUBSTRATE COMMUNITIES
    I.S. EN 16695:2015 WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE ON THE ESTIMATION OF PHYTOPLANKTON BIOVOLUME
    I.S. EN 16698:2015 WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE ON QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE SAMPLING OF PHYTOPLANKTON FROM INLAND WATERS
    I.S. EN 15708:2009 WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE STANDARD FOR THE SURVEYING, SAMPLING AND LABORATORY ANALYSIS OF PHYTOBENTHOS IN SHALLOW RUNNING WATER
    BS EN 14407:2014 Water quality. Guidance for the identification and enumeration of benthic diatom samples from rivers and lakes
    BS EN 15196:2006 Water quality. Guidance on sampling and processing of the pupal exuviae of Chironomidae (Order Diptera) for ecological assessment
    UNE-EN 16695:2016 Water quality - Guidance on the estimation of phytoplankton biovolume
    ISO 19493:2007 Water quality Guidance on marine biological surveys of hard-substrate communities
    UNE-EN 14407:2015 Water quality - Guidance for the identification and enumeration of benthic diatom samples from rivers and lakes
    EN 15708:2009 Water quality - Guidance standard for the surveying, sampling and laboratory analysis of phytobenthos in shallow running water
    EN 14184:2014 Water quality - Guidance for the surveying of aquatic macrophytes in running waters
    EN 16698:2015 Water quality - Guidance on quantitative and qualitative sampling of phytoplankton from inland waters
    EN 16695:2015 Water quality - Guidance on the estimation of phytoplankton biovolume
    EN 15196:2006 Water quality - Guidance on sampling and processing of the pupal exuviae of Chironomidae (Order Diptera) for ecological assessment
    EN 14407:2014 Water quality - Guidance for the identification and enumeration of benthic diatom samples from rivers and lakes
    EN 16101:2012 Water quality - Guidance standard on interlaboratory comparison studies for ecological assessment
    EN 15460:2007 Water quality - Guidance standard for the surveying of macrophytes in lakes
    EN ISO 19493:2007 Water quality - Guidance on marine biological surveys of hard-substrate communities (ISO 19493:2007)
    EN 16164:2013 Water quality - Guidance standard for designing and selecting taxonomic keys
    EN 16260:2012 Water quality - Visual seabed surveys using remotely operated and/or towed observation gear for collection of environmental data
    EN 15204:2006 Water quality - Guidance standard on the enumeration of phytoplankton using inverted microscopy (Utermöhl technique)
    EN 16039:2011 Water quality - Guidance standard on assessing the hydromorphological features of lakes
    UNE-EN 16260:2013 Water quality - Visual seabed surveys using remotely operated and/or towed observation gear for collection of environmental data
    11/30241896 DC : 0 BS EN 16260 - WATER QUALITY - VISUAL SEABED SURVEYS USING REMOTELY OPERATED AND TOWED OBSERVATION GEAR FOR COLLECTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DATA
    DIN EN 16101:2012-12 WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE STANDARD ON INTERLABORATORY COMPARISON STUDIES FOR ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
    BS 6068-5.43(2006) : 2006 WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE ON SAMPLING AND PROCESSING OF THE PUPAL EXUVIAE OF CHIRONOMIDAE (ORDER DIPTERA) FOR ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
    BS EN 16164:2013 Water quality. Guidance standard for designing and selecting taxonomic keys
    BS EN 16101:2012 Water quality. Guidance standard on interlaboratory comparison studies for ecological assessment
    12/30247822 DC : 0 BS EN 14184 - WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE FOR THE SURVEYING OF AQUATIC MACROPHYTES IN RUNNING WATERS
    06/30146107 DC : DRAFT FEB 2006 EN 15460 - WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE STANDARD FOR THE SURVEYING OF MACROPHYTES IN LAKES
    17/30366801 DC : 0 BS EN 17204 - WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE ON ANALYSIS OF MESOZOOPLANKTON FROM MARINE AND BRACKISH WATER
    17/30367214 DC : 0 BS EN 17211 - WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE ON MAPPING OF SEAGRASSES AND MACROALGAE IN THE EULITTORAL ZONE
    BS EN 14184:2014 Water quality. Guidance for the surveying of aquatic macrophytes in running waters
    BS EN 15460:2007 Water quality. Guidance standard for the surveying of macrophytes in lakes
    BS EN ISO 19493:2007 Water quality. Guidance on marine biological surveys of hard-substrate communities
    DIN EN 15196:2006-10 Water quality - Guidance on sampling and processing of the pupal exuviae of Chironomidae (Order Diptera) for ecological assessment
    DIN EN 15204:2006-12 Water quality - Guidance standard on the enumeration of phytoplankton using inverted microscopy (Utermoehl technique)
    DIN EN 15110:2006-08 Water quality - Guidance standard for the sampling of zooplankton from standing waters
    DIN EN ISO 19493:2007-09 WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE ON MARINE BIOLOGICAL SURVEYS OF HARD-SUBSTRATE COMMUNITIES

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    ISO 9000:2015 Quality management systems — Fundamentals and vocabulary
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