Lake Windermere

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Lake Windermere
THE STANDARDISATION PROCESS IN CEN
Roger Sweeting Freshwater Biological Association
Windermere, UK Brussels 31st Jan 1st Feb 2006
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Organisation of the Main Committees within the
CEN System
General Assembly (AG)28 National Members (1
member 1 vote) Obs. Affiliates, Associates,
Counsellors
Task Forces and Working Groups
Administrative Board (CA) 28 National Members (1
member 1 vote) Open session Associates,
Counsellors
CACC1 Financial Affairs
Technical Board (BT)28 National Members (1
member 1 vote) Obs Sector Rapporteurs,
Assoc., Counsellors
CACC1 External Policy
Standards Distribution Group (SD)
Certification Board (CCB)
IT Group
Working groups
Scheme Development Groups
Technical Committee Management Group
Task Forces and Working Groups
Technical Committees
CEN Management Centre(CMC)
CEN Workshops
Working Groups and Project Teams
Project Teams
1 CA Consultative Committee
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Structure of CEN/TC 230
CEN/TC 230 Water Analysis
Working Group 2 Biological Ecological Assessmen
t Methods
TG1 Invertebrates
TG 3 Macrophytes Algae
TG 4 Fish Methods
TG 5 Waterbody Characteristics
TG 6 Quality Assurance
TG 7 Marine Ecological Methods
Ad hoc Strategy
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The Standardisation Process
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Published CEN Ecology Standards
Reference Title Published Comment
EN 25667-1 Water quality Sampling- Part 1 Guidance on the design of sampling programmes ( ISO 5667-11980) 1993
EN 25667-2 Water quality Sampling Part 2 Guidance on sampling techniques (ISO 5667-21991) 1993
EN 5667-3 Water quality Sampling Part 3 Guidance on the preservation and handling of water samples 2003
EN 27828 Water quality Methods of biological sampling - Guidance on handnet sampling of aquatic benthic macro-invertebrates (ISO 78281985) 1994 Under revision
EN 28265 Water quality Methods of biological sampling Guidance on the design and use of quantitative samplers for benthic macro-invertebrates on stony substrata in shallow Freshwaters (ISO 82651988) 1994 Under revision
EN ISO 5667-3 Water quality Sampling guidance on the preservation and handling of samples (ISO 5667-31994) 1995
EN ISO 9391 Water Quality Sampling in deep waters for macro-invertebrates Guidance on the use of colonization, qualitative and quantitative samples (ISO 93911993) 1995 Under revision
EN ISO 5667-16 Water quality Sampling Part 16 Guidance on biotesting of samples (ISO 5667-161998) 1998
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Published CEN Ecology Standards
Reference Title Published Comment
EN ISO 8689-1 Water quality Biological classification of rivers Part 1 Guidance on the interpretation of biological quality data from surveys of benthic macro-invertebrates in running waters (ISO 8689-12000) 2000 Under review
EN ISO 8689-2 Water quality Biological classification of rivers Part 2 Guidance on the presentation of biological quality data from surveys of benthic macro-invertebrates (ISO 8689-12000) 2000 Under review
EN 14184 Water quality Guidance standard for the surveying of aquatic macrophytes in running waters 2003
EN 13946 Water quality Guidance standard for the routine sampling and pre-treatment of benthic diatoms from rivers 2003
EN 14407 Water quality Guidance standard for the identification, enumeration and interpretation of benthic diatom samples from running waters 2003
EN 14011 Water quality Sampling of fish with electricity 2003
EN 14614 Water quality Guidance standard for assessing the hydromorphological features of rivers 2004
EN ISO 16665 Water quality Guidelines for quantitative investigations of marine soft-bottom benthic fauna in the marine environment 2005 in ISO Under publication in CEN
EN 14757 Water quality Sampling of fish with multimesh gill nets 2005 Comments October 2005
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CEN Ecology Standards under Development
TG Reference TG Reference Work item Comment
WI00230217 Water Quality Guidance standard for the surveying of macrophytes in lakes Water Quality Guidance standard for the surveying of macrophytes in lakes Draft prEN
prEN 14962 Water Quality Guidance on the scope and selection of fish sampling methods. Water Quality Guidance on the scope and selection of fish sampling methods. Formal vote procedure
ISO/CD 19493 PrEN out for consultation until 30th November 2005 ISO/CD 19493 PrEN out for consultation until 30th November 2005 Water Quality Guidance on marine biological surveys of littoral and sublittoral hard bottom CEN lead
prEN 15204 prEN 15204 Water Quality Guidance standard for routine analysis of phytoplankton abundance and composition using inverted microscopy (Utermöhl technique) Formal vote procedure
prEN 14996 prEN 14996 Water Quality Guidance on assuring the quality of biological and ecological assessments in the aquatic environment Formal vote procedure
prEN 15110 prEN 15110 Water Quality Guidance standard for the routine sampling of zooplankton from standing waters Formal vote procedure (now approved)
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CEN Ecology Standards under Development
(continued)
TG Reference Work item Comment
prEN 15196 Water Quality Guidance on the sampling and processing of the pupal exuviae of Chironomidae (Order Diptera) for ecological assessment Formal vote procedure
Water quality Guidance on the design of multimetrics Working document
Water quality Guidance on pro-rata multihabitat sampling of benthic invertebrates Working document
ISO/DIS 16712 Water quality Determination of acute toxicity of marine or estuarine sediments to amphipods Unique acceptance procedure
ISO/DIS 20079 Water quality determination of the toxic effects of water constituents and waste water to duckweed (Lemna minor) Duckweed growth inhibition test Unique acceptance procedure
prEN ISO 19493 Water quality Guidance on marine biological surveys of littoral hard bottom Awaiting translation

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CEN-Standards in Progress (2005, May)
WI 230165 Water quality Guidance on data collation, interpretation and classification of running waters based on aquatic macrophytes.
prEN 15204 Water quality Guidance standard for routine microscopic surveys of phytoplankton abundance and composition using inverted microscopy (Utermöhl technique).
prEN 15110 Water quality Guidance standard for the routine sampling of zooplankton from standing waters.
prEN 14962 Water quality Guidance on the scope and selection of fish sampling methods.
prEN 16665 Water quality Guidelines for quantitative investigations of marine soft-bottom benthic fauna in the marine e nvironment (ISO/DIS 16665).
WI??? N72 E Water quality Guidance standard for surveying of benthic macro-invertebrates in lentic waters.
prEN 15196 Water quality Guidance on the sampling and processing of the pupal exuviae of Chironomidae (Order Diptera) for ecological assessment.
prEN 14996 Water quality Guidance on assuring the quality of biological and ecological assessments in aquatic environment.
prEN 14393 Water quality Guidance on quality assurance aspects of aquatic macrophytes surveying and analysis in running waters.
prEN 8692 Water quality Fresh water algal growth inhibition test with unicellular green algae (ISO/DIS 8692).
ISO/FDIS 20079 Water quality Determination of the toxic effects of water constituents and waste water to duckweed (Lemna minor) Duckweed growth inhibition test. (UAP-vote, ISO/CEN).
ISO/FDIS 16712 Water quality Determination of acute toxicity of marine or estuarine sediments to amphipods. (UAP-vote, ISO/CEN).
prEN/ISO 19493 Water quality Guidance on marine biological surveys of littoral and sublittoral hard bottoms.
WI 230217 Water quality Guidance standard for surveying macrophytes in lakes.
NWI (2005) Water quality - Guidance on pro-rata multi-habitat-sampling of benthic invertebrates from wadeable rivers
NWI (2005) Water quality Guidance standard on the design of multimetric indices
Document TG1/N92 Water quality Guidance on field and laboratory procedures for processing samples of benthic macroinvertebrates from inland waters.
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EN-Standards currently available for
Monitoring/WFD
EN 25667-1 Water quality Sampling Part 1 Guidance on the design of sampling programmes. (ISO 5667-11980). 1993
EN 25667-2 Water quality Sampling Part 2 Guidance on sampling techniques. (ISO 5667-21991). 1993
EN ISO 5667-3 Water quality Sampling guidance on the preservation and handling of samples. (ISO 5667-31994). 1995
EN 27828 Water quality Methods of biological sampling Guidance on handnet sampling of aquatic benthic macro-invertebrates. (ISO 78281985) (systematic review 2004). 1994
EN 28265 Water quality Methods of biological sampling Guidance on the design and use of quantitative samplers for benthic macro-invertebrates on stony substrata in shallow freshwaters. (ISO 82651988) (systematic review 2004). 1994
EN ISO 9391 Water quality Sampling in deep waters for macroinvertebrates Guidance on the use of colonization, qualitative and quantitative samples. (ISO 93911993) (systematic review 2004). 1995
EN ISO 5667-16 Water quality Sampling Part 16 Guidance on bio-testing of samples. (ISO 5667-161998). 1998
EN ISO 8689-1 Water quality Biological classification of rivers Part 1 Guidance on the interpretation of biological quality data from surveys of benthic macro-invertebrates in running waters. (ISO 8689-12000). 2000
EN ISO 8689-2 Water quality Biological classification of rivers Part 2 Guidance on the presentation of biological quality data from surveys of benthic macro-invertebrates. (ISO 8689-12000). 2000
EN 13946 Water quality Guidance standard for the routine sampling and pre-treatment of benthic diatoms from rivers. 2003
EN 14407 Water quality Guidance standard for the identifications, enumeration and interpretation of benthic diatom samples from running waters. 2003
EN 14184 Water quality Guidance standard for surveying of aquatic macrophytes in running waters. 2003
EN 14011 Water quality Sampling of fish with electricity. 2003
EN 14614 Water quality Guidance standard for assessing the hydromorphological features of rivers. 2004
EN 14757 Water quality Sampling of fish with multi-mesh gillnets 2005
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Potential Future Work
Water quality Assessing river quality based on hydromorphological features  TG 5
Guidance on field laboratory procedures for processing samples of benthic macroinvertebrate from surface freshwaters TG 1
Water quality Guidance standard on the use of multiple-organism groups in bioassessment All
Water quality Guidance standard for the surveying, sampling and laboratory analysis of phytobenthos in shallow running water TG 3
Water quality Guidance on the estimation of algal biovolume TG 3
Water quality Guidance standard on the quantification and use of performance characteristics in ecological assessment TG 6
Water quality design and analysis of interlaboratory calibration studies for ecological assessment TG 6
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Potential Future Work (continued)
Water quality Guidance on the usability and development of biological identification keys and guides TG 6
Guidance on fish based classification systems TG 4
Guidance on Seine netting of fish TG 4
Guidance on the use of hydroacoustics for fish population studies TG 4
Guidance on lake habitat assessment TG 5
Guidance on marine habitat assessment TG 5/TG 7
Guidance on sampling, storage and preservation of algal samples TG 3/TG 7
Guidance on in vivo fluorimetric estimation of chlorophyll a TG 3/TG 7