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BS 6068-6.12:1996

Superseded

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Water quality. Sampling Guidance on sampling of bottom sediments

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

31-07-2017

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-06-1996

Committees responsible
National foreword
Introduction
Guidance
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Sampling equipment
5 Sampling procedure
6 Composite samples
7 Storage, transport and stabilization of samples
8 Safety
9 Statistical considerations of sampling
10 Sample identification and records
Annexes
A (informative) Description of the scissor-grab system
B (informative) Description of the piston drill system
C (informative) Description of the corer system
     involving a diver
D (informative) Description of the Beaker sampler
     systems
E (informative) Description of the sealed core sampler
     system
F (informative) Description of the wedge core or
     Vrijwit drill system
G (informative) Description of the falling bomb system
H (informative) Description of the Jenkins mud
     sampler system
J (informative) Description of the Craib corer system
K (informative) Description of a piston corer
L (informative) Description of peat borers
M (informative) Bibliography
Tables
1 Sediment type and recommended sampler
2 Example of a sample report form
D.1 Dimensions of the Beeker sampler
L.1 Dimensions and masses of large and small drills
Figures
A.1 Scissor grab
B.1 Piston drill
D.1 Beeker sampler
E.1 Sealed core sampler
F.1 Vrijwit drill
G.1 Falling bomb
H.1 Jenkins mud sampler
J.1 Craib cover
K.1 Piston cover
L.1 Peat Institute drill

Applicable to rivers and streams, lakes, estuarine and harbour areas.

Committee
EH/3/6
DevelopmentNote
Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, September 2005. (08/2005) Supersedes 94/502590 DC (09/2005)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
36
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

10/30205348 DC : 0 BS 10175 - INVESTIGATION OF POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATED SITES - CODE OF PRACTICE

BS EN ISO 9391:1995 Water quality. Sampling in deep water for macro-invertebrates. Guidance on the use of colonization, qualitative and quantitative samplers
BS 2846-4:1976 Guide to statistical interpretation of data Techniques of estimation and tests relating to means and variances
BS 7755-2.6:1994 Soil quality. Sampling Guidance on the collection, handling and storage of soil for the assessment of aerobic microbial processes in soil
BS EN 25667-1:1994 Water quality. Sampling Guidance on the design of sampling programmes

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