NA 119

DIN Standards Committee Water Practice

Project

Water quality - Guidance on field and laboratory procedures for aquatic macroinvertebrate sample preservation for DNA based analyses

Abstract

Standardization of sampling and preservation procedures for aquatic macroinvertebrates for subsequent DNA-based analysis in the context of, e.g., biodiversity assessments and regulatory biomonitoring of inland surface waters, including, but not limited to, terminology, minimum requirements with respect to field and laboratory procedures for contamination avoidance, sample labelling, shipping and storage.

Begin

2025-08-19

WI

00230476

Planned document number

prEN ISO 25806

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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