DS/EN 15708:2010
Water quality - Guidance standard for the surveying, sampling and laboratory analysis of phytobenthos in shallow running water

Standard No.

DS/EN 15708:2010

Release Date

2010

Published By

Danish Standards Foundation

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DS/EN 15708:2010

Scope

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. Thi

DS/EN 15708:2010 history

• 2010 DS/EN 15708:2010 Water quality - Guidance standard for the surveying, sampling and laboratory analysis of phytobenthos in shallow running water