BS EN 15204:2006. Water quality. Guidance standard on the enumeration of phytoplankton using inverted microscopy (Utermoehl technique)
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2006Corporate Author
British Standards Institute (BSI)
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The procedure described in this European Standard is based on the standard settling technique as defined by
Utermöhl in 1958 [31]. It describes a general procedure for the estimation of abundance and taxonomic
composition of marine and freshwater phytoplankton by using inverted light microscopy and sedimentation
chambers, including the preceding steps of preservation and storage. Emphasis is placed on optimizing the
procedure for the preparation of the microscopic sample. Many of the general principles of the approach
described may also be applied to other techniques of enumerating algae (or other entities) using a
(conventional) microscope, some of which are described in Annex E. This guidance standard does not cover
field collection of samples or the analysis of picoplankton, quantitative analysis of free-floating mats of
Cyanobacteria or specific preparation techniques for diatoms......
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British Standards Institute (BSI)London, UK
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BS EN;15204:2006CEN EN ;15204:2006
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enSustainable Development Goals (SDG)
14.aEssential Ocean Variables (EOV)
Phytoplankton biomass and diversityMicrobe biomass and diversity
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MatureISBN
0 580 48934 5Citation
British Standards Institute (2006) BS EN 15204:2006. Water quality — Guidance standard on the enumeration of phytoplankton using inverted microscopy (Utermöhl technique). London, UK, British Standards Institute. Available: DOI: https://doi.org/10.3403/30085818Collections
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