BS EN 14407:2014

This standard BS EN 14407:2014 Water quality. Guidance for the identification and enumeration of benthic diatom samples from rivers and lakes is classified in these ICS categories:

• 13.060.70 Examination of biological properties of water

This European Standard specifies methods for the identification and enumeration of relative proportions of diatom taxa on prepared slides and of data interpretation relevant to assessments of water quality in rivers and lakes. It is suitable for use with indices and assessment methods based on the relative abundance of taxa. The methods for identification and enumeration may also be applied to the study of benthic diatoms in other habitats provided that data interpretation methods appropriate to these habitats are used.