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 (ISO/DIS 25806:2026); German and English version prEN ISO 25806:2026

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

2025-08-27

WI

00230476

Planned document number

DIN EN ISO 25806

Project number

11905112

Responsible national committee

NA 119-09-05-14 AK - eDNA, DNA and RNA methods  

Responsible european committee

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

Responsible international committee

ISO/TC 147/SC 5/WG 13 - eDNA, DNA and RNA methods  

Contact

Ralph Dominik

Am DIN-Platz, Burggrafenstr. 6
10787 Berlin

Tel.: +49 30 2601-2570
Fax: +49 30 2601-42570

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