DS/EN ISO 16665:2006
Water quality - Guidelines for quantitative sampling and sample processing of marine soft-bottom macrofauna

Standard No.

DS/EN ISO 16665:2006

Release Date

2006

Published By

Danish Standards Foundation

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DS/EN ISO 16665:2006

Scope

This International Standard provides guidelines on the quantitative collection and processing of subtidal soft-bottom macrofaunal samples in marine waters.This International Standard encompasses:. development of the sampling programme;. requirements for sampling equipment;. sampling and sample treatment in the field;. sorting and species identification;. storage of collected and processed material.This International Standard does not specifically address the following, although some elements may be applicable:. bioassay sub-sampling;. deep water (> 750 m) or offshore sampling;. in situ faunal studies, e.g. recolonisation assays;. nonbenthic organisms caught

DS/EN ISO 16665:2006 history

• 2006 DS/EN ISO 16665:2006 Water quality - Guidelines for quantitative sampling and sample processing of marine soft-bottom macrofauna