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EH/3/5 - Biological Methods

Sector: Sustainability

Categories: Water. Examination. Chemical substances | Water. Examination. Biological properties | Physicochemical analysis | Water. Examination. Physical properties | Water quality. Other | Volumetric equipment and measurements | Water quality | Water. Sewage | Microbiology. Water | Geology. Meteorology. Hydrology | Water. Examination. General | Water quality. General | Water. Natural resources | Soils. Biological properties | Fishing and fish breeding

Overview: Under the direction of EH/3, is responsible for the UK input to ISO/TC 147/SC 5 and for standards in the field of biological aspects of water quality

Committee standards activity

In Progress (28)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TS 21738	Water quality — Active biomonitoring method with in-situ caged benthic amphipods Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2024-10-06	Drafting
PD ISO/TS 20281	Water quality — Guidance on statistical interpretation of ecotoxicity data Categories: Unclassified documents Proposal begins :	Proposal
ISO/TC 147/SC 5 N 1043, ISO/NP 4979	Water quality -- Aquatic toxicity test based on root re-growth in Lemna minor Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Environment \| Water quality \| Water quality. General \| Water. Examination. General Proposal begins : 2020-01-28	Proposal
ISO/PWI TS 21738	Water quality -- Active biomonitoring method with in-situ caged benthic amphipods Categories: Standardization. General rules \| Environment \| Water quality \| Water. Examination. Biological properties Proposal begins : 2023-09-08	Proposal
ISO/NP 25807	Water quality — Guidance on laboratory procedures mechanical homogenization and DNA extraction of aquatic macroinvertebrate samples Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2025-03-10	Proposal
ISO/NP 25806	Guidance on field and laboratory procedures for aquatic macroinvertebrate sample preservation for DNA based analyses Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2025-03-10	Proposal
CEN/TC 230 N 1344	Water quality – Guidance standard on freshwater mussel monitoring and assessment Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Environment \| Water quality \| Water. Examination. General \| Water. Examination. Biological properties Proposal begins : 2022-05-26	Proposal
CEN/TC 230 N 1333	Fish safety - Method for the determination of the fish safety of pumps, Archimedean screws and confined water turbines used in pumping stations and hydroelectric plants Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Environment \| Water quality \| Water. Examination. Biological properties \| Agriculture and Food \| Agriculture \| Fishing and fish breeding Proposal begins : 2022-03-17	Proposal
CEN/TC 230 N 1333	Fish safety - Method for the determination of the fish safety of pumps, Archimedean screws and confined water turbines used in pumping stations and hydroelectric plants Categories: Standardization. General rules \| Agriculture and Food \| Agriculture \| Fishing and fish breeding Proposal begins : 2022-03-14	Proposal
CEN/TC 230 N 1330,	Water quality â Guidance standard on a strategic approach to river restoration Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Environment \| Water quality \| Water quality. Other Proposal begins : 2022-02-25	Proposal

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TS 18220:2016	Water quality. Larval development test with the harpacticoid copepod Nitocra spinipes Categories: Water. Examination. Biological properties Published standard begins : 2016-06-24	Published standard
PD ISO/TR 11044:2008	Water quality. Scientific and technical aspects of batch algae growth inhibition tests Categories: Water. Examination. Biological properties Published standard begins : 2009-02-27	Published standard
PD CEN/TR 16151:2011	Water quality. Guidance on the design of multimetric indices Categories: Water. Examination. General Published standard begins : 2011-04-26	Published standard
PD CEN ISO/TR 15462:2009	Water quality. Selection of tests for biodegradability Categories: Water. Examination. Biological properties Published standard begins : 2010-02-03	Published standard
DD ISO/TS 23893-2:2007	Water quality. Biochemical and physiological measurements on fish. Determination of ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) Categories: Water. Examination. Biological properties Published standard begins : 2008-02-25	Published standard
BS ISO 23893-3:2013	Water quality. Biochemical and physiological measurements on fish. Determination of vitellogenin Categories: Water. Examination. Biological properties Published standard begins : 2013-04-15	Published standard
BS ISO 23893-1:2007	Water quality. Biochemical and physiological measurements on fish. Sampling of fish, handling and preservation of samples Categories: Water. Examination. Biological properties Published standard begins : 2007-12-12	Published standard
BS ISO 21427-1:2006, BS 6068-5.44:2006	Water quality. Evaluation of the genotoxicity by measurement of the induction of micronuclei. Evaluation of genotoxicity using amphibian larvae Categories: Water. Examination. Biological properties Published standard begins : 2006-07-31	Published standard
BS ISO 21338:2010	Water quality. Kinetic determination of the inhibitory effects of sediment, other solids and coloured samples on the light emission of Vibrio fischeri (kinetic luminescent bacteria test) Categories: Water. Examination. Physical properties Published standard begins : 2010-08-26	Published standard
BS ISO 21115:2019	Water quality. Determination of acute toxicity of water samples and chemicals to a fish gill cell line (RTgill-W1) Categories: Water. Examination. Biological properties Published standard begins : 2019-04-09	Published standard

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS ISO 23196:2022	Water quality. Calculation of biological equivalence (BEQ) concentrations Categories: Water. Examination. Biological properties Withdrawn begins : 2023-09-05	Withdrawn
BS ISO 21427-2:2006, BS 6068-5.45:2006	Water quality. Evaluation of genotoxicity by measurement of the induction of micronuclei. Mixed population method using the cell line V79 Categories: Water. Examination. Biological properties Withdrawn begins : 2009-07-17	Withdrawn
BS ISO 20079:2005, BS 6068-5.39:2005	Water quality. Determination of the toxic effect of water constituentsan d waste water on duckweed ($7ILemna minor$7R). Duckweed growthinhibition test Categories: Water. Examination. Biological properties Withdrawn begins : 2007-03-16	Withdrawn
BS ISO 19040-3:2018	Water quality. Determination of the estrogenic potential of water and waste water. In vitro human cell-based reporter gene assay Categories: Water. Examination. Biological properties Withdrawn begins : 2022-10-17	Withdrawn
BS ISO 19040-2:2018	Water quality. Determination of the estrogenic potential of water and waste water. Yeast estrogen screen (A-YES, Arxula adeninivorans) Categories: Water. Examination. Biological properties Withdrawn begins : 2022-10-11	Withdrawn
BS ISO 19040-1:2018	Water quality. Determination of the estrogenic potential of water and waste water. Yeast estrogen screen (<i>Saccharomyces</i> <i>cerevisiae</i>) Categories: Water. Examination. Biological properties Withdrawn begins : 2022-10-11	Withdrawn
BS ISO 17244:2015	Water quality. Determination of the toxicity of water samples on the embryo-larval development of Japanese oyster (<i>Crassostrea</i> <i>gigas</i>) and mussel (<i>Mytilus</i> <i>edulis</i> or <i>Mytilus</i> <i>galloprovincialis</i>) Categories: Water. Examination. Biological properties Withdrawn begins : 2025-07-24	Withdrawn
BS ISO 11350:2012	Water quality. Determination of the genotoxicity of water and waste water. Salmonella/microsome fluctuation test (Ames fluctuation test) Categories: Water. Examination. Biological properties Withdrawn begins : 2025-08-14	Withdrawn
BS ISO 10872:2020	Water and soil quality. Determination of the toxic effect of sediment and soil samples on growth, fertility and reproduction of <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i> (Nematoda) Categories: Water. Examination. Biological properties Withdrawn begins : 2021-08-10	Withdrawn
BS ISO 10872:2010	Water quality. Determination of the toxic effect of sediment and soil samples on growth, fertility and reproduction of Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematoda) Categories: Water. Examination. Biological properties Withdrawn begins : 2020-06-02	Withdrawn