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EN 15708:2009

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Water quality - Guidance standard for the surveying, sampling and laboratory analysis of phytobenthos in shallow running water
Published date

11-11-2009

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

This European Standard provides guidelines for the survey/sampling, identification and basic quantification of phytobenthos (other than macrophytes) in running waters. It is applicable to rivers where benthic algae and bryophytes are the main phototrophs. This method encompasses all phytobenthic growth forms and enables biological responses to environmental events over one or more years to be monitored. In this respect it provides an alternative to methods based on benthic diatoms (EN 13946; EN 14407) and macrophytes (EN 14184). Data obtained for the phytobenthos growth forms are suitable for pilot surveys, water quality assessment and trend monitoring. This European Standard encompasses all aspects from the design of survey and sampling programmes to the identification and basic quantification of the phytobenthos.

Committee
CEN/TC 230
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
Comite Europeen de Normalisation
Status
Current

Standards Relationship
DIN EN 15708 E : 2010 Identical
NS EN 15708 : 2009 Identical
NEN EN 15708 : 2009 Identical
SN EN 15708:2010 Identical
UNI EN 15708 : 2010 Identical
UNE-EN 15708:2010 Identical
NF EN 15708 : 2010 Identical
DIN EN 15708:2010-03 Identical
I.S. EN 15708:2009 Identical
NBN EN 15708 : 2010 Identical
PN EN 15708 : 2009 Identical
BS 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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