PD CEN/TR 17245:2018

This standard PD CEN/TR 17245:2018 Water quality. Technical report for the routine sampling of benthic diatoms from rivers and lakes adapted for metabarcoding analyses is classified in these ICS categories:

• 13.060.70 Examination of biological properties of water

This technical report specifies a method for the field sampling of benthic diatoms which will be then analysed by subsequent metabarcoding techniques for ecological status and water quality assessments. Data produced by this method are suitable for production of taxonomical diatom lists.