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I.S. EN 15708:2009

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WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE STANDARD FOR THE SURVEYING, SAMPLING AND LABORATORY ANALYSIS OF PHYTOBENTHOS IN SHALLOW RUNNING WATER

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2009

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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Principle
5 Reagents
6 Equipment
7 Survey and sampling strategy
8 Survey and sampling procedures
9 Identification and basic quantification
   of organisms
10 Data processing and interpretation
11 Quality assurance
Annex A (informative) - Worked example of computation
                        of final abundance estimates for
                        a MHS from an upland stream in
                        NE England
Bibliography

Gives guidelines for the survey/sampling, identification and basic quantification of phytobenthos (other than macrophytes) in running waters.

DocumentType
Standard
Pages
24
PublisherName
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status
Current

Standards Relationship
EN 15708:2009 Identical

EN 15460:2007 Water quality - Guidance standard for the surveying of macrophytes in lakes
EN 14407:2014 Water quality - Guidance for the identification and enumeration of benthic diatom samples from rivers and lakes
EN 14996:2006 Water quality - Guidance on assuring the quality of biological and ecological assessments in the aquatic environment
EN 15204:2006 Water quality - Guidance standard on the enumeration of phytoplankton using inverted microscopy (Utermöhl technique)
EN 13946:2014 Water quality - Guidance for the routine sampling and preparation of benthic diatoms from rivers and lakes
ISO 8689-2:2000 Water quality Biological classification of rivers Part 2: Guidance on the presentation of biological quality data from surveys of benthic macroinvertebrates
EN 14184:2014 Water quality - Guidance for the surveying of aquatic macrophytes in running waters
EN 14614:2004 Water Quality - Guidance standard for assessing the hydromorphological features of rivers
EN ISO 8689-2:2000 Water quality - Biological classification of rivers - Part 2: Guidance on the presentation of biological quality data from surveys of benthic macroinvertebrates (ISO 8689-2:2000)

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