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BS EN ISO 20079:2006

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Water quality. Determination of the toxic effect of water constituents and waste water on duckweed (Lemna minor). Duckweed growth inhibition test

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

03-16-2007

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Principle
5 Interferences
6 Apparatus
7 Reagents
8 Test organisms
9 Stock cultures and pre-cultures
10 Procedure
11 Validity criteria
12 Expression of results
13 Estimation of EC(r)[x] values for frond number and the
   second observation parameter
14 Documentation of results
15 Precision
16 Test report
Annex A (informative) Preparation of the nutrient media
Annex B (informative) Measurement of the lowest ineffective
                      dilution (LID) of a waste water - A
                      simplified evaluation for testing of
                      waste water
Annex C (informative) Suppliers of Lemna species
Bibliography

Provides a method for the determination of the growth-inhibiting response of duckweed (Lemna minor) to substances and mixtures contained in water, treated municipal wastewater and industrial effluents.

Committee
EH/3/5
DevelopmentNote
Also numbered as BS 6068-5.39(2005). Renumbers and supersedes BS ISO 20079. 2006 version incorporates amendment 17054 to BS ISO 20079. Supersedes 03/315968 DC. (03/2007)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
34
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
NFT 90 337 : 96 XP TESTING WATER - DETERMINATION OF THE INHIBITORY EFFECT ON THE GROWTH OF LEMNA MINOR
ISO/TS 20281:2006 Water quality — Guidance on statistical interpretation of ecotoxicity data
ISO 5667-16:2017 Water quality — Sampling — Part 16: Guidance on biotesting of samples
ISO 10260:1992 Water quality — Measurement of biochemical parameters — Spectrometric determination of the chlorophyll-a concentration

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