NA 119

DIN Standards Committee Water Practice

Project

Water quality - Guidance on laboratory procedures mechanical homogenization and DNA extraction of aquatic macroinvertebrate samples

Abstract

Standardization of procedures to mechanically homogenize aquatic macroinvertebrate specimens collected in the context of, e.g., biodiversity assessments and regulatory biomonitoring of inland surface waters, and subsequent DNA extraction, including terminology, laboratory requirements, contamination avoidance, quality control, recommendation of devices, voucher and DNA storage.

Begin

2025-08-19

WI

00230477

Planned document number

prEN ISO 25807

Responsible national committee

NA 119-09-05 AA - Biological methods  

Responsible european committee

CEN/TC 230/WG 28 - DNA and eDNA methods  

Contact

Joana Gericke

Am DIN-Platz, Burggrafenstr. 6
10787 Berlin

Tel.: +49 30 2601-2387
Fax: +49 30 2601-42387

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