Water quality. Guidance on the estimation of phytoplankton biovolume

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-09-2015

Publisher

British Standards Institution

This European Standard specifies a procedure for the estimation of biovolume of marine and freshwater phytoplankton taxa using inverted microscopy (Utermöhl technique according to EN 15204), in consideration of some heterotrophic protists (< 100 μm) that are not considered in routine zooplankton analysis and benthic microalgae, which can be found in pelagic water samples. This European Standard describes the necessary methods for measuring cell dimensions and for the calculation of cell or counting unit volumes to estimate the biovolume in phytoplankton samples. This shall be done using harmonized assignments of geometrical shapes to avoid errors.

Committee	EH/3/5
DevelopmentNote	Supersedes 13/30291479 DC. (09/2015)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	104
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current
Supersedes	13/30291479 DC : 0

Standards	Relationship
EN 16695:2015	Identical

ISO/IEC 17025:2005	General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
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 15972:2011	Water quality - Guidance on quantitative and qualitative investigations of marine phytoplankton
EN 16698:2015	Water quality - Guidance on quantitative and qualitative sampling of phytoplankton from inland waters
DIN 38402-45:2014-06	GERMAN STANDARD METHODS FOR THE EXAMINATION OF WATER, WASTE WATER AND SLUDGE - GENERAL INFORMATION (GROUP A) - PART 45: INTERLABORATORY COMPARISONS FOR PROFICIENCY TESTING OF LABORATORIES (A 45)