What is BS EN 13946 - Sampling and preparation of benthic diatoms about?
BS EN 13946 specifies a method for the sampling and laboratory preparation of benthic diatoms for ecological status and water quality assessments.
Data produced by BS EN 13946 are suitable for production of water quality indices based on the relative abundance of taxa.
BS EN 13946 helps in providing routine sampling methods to prepare benthic diatoms for river and lake water.
Who is BS EN 13946 - Sampling and preparation of benthic diatoms for?
BS EN 13946 on Sampling and preparation of benthic diatoms is relevant to:
- Manufacturers of water purifiers
- Chemical Engineers
- Researchers
- Authorities and personnel responsible for water quality
Why should you use BS EN 13946 - Sampling and preparation of benthic diatoms?
Diatoms are an important component of aquatic ecosystems and constitute a water quality monitoring tool where the primary objective is either a measure of ecological status based on diatoms as one compartment of the ecosystem or the impact of specific components of water quality (e.g. eutrophication, acidification).
BS EN 13946 provides you with the procedure and necessary guidance for routine sampling and preparation of benthic diatoms from rivers and lakes.
BS EN 13946 assists in standardizing a procedure for sampling and preparing benthic diatoms to achieve comparability of data.
BS EN 13946 provides you with apparatus, sampling, transport, storage, and preparation of test pieces, preparation of reagents and apparatus, pre-treatment of test pieces, test procedure, and much more.
With compliance and obedience to guidance under BS EN 13946, you can efficiently organize samples and enhance the water quality so that it is safe for consumption.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 13946:2013 supersedes BS EN 13946:1996 which is withdrawn. The main changes with respect to the previous edition are listed below:
- This European Standard is now also applicable for the sampling of benthic diatoms in lakes