ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 5667-15 Second edition 2009-08-15 Water quality Sampling - Part 15: Guidance on the preservation and handling of sludge and sediment samples Qualité de I'eau Echantillonnage - Partie 15: Lignes directrices pour la conservation et le traitement des echantillonsdebouesetdesediments Reference number ISO 5667-15:2009(E) @ISO 2009 y IHS under ted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 5667-15:2009(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by IsO member bodies. In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT @ ISO2009 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, IsO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56. CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail copyright@iso.org Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ ISO 2009 - All rights reserved edwithoutlicense from IHS Not for Resale ISO 5667-15:2009(E) Contents Page Foreword. 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions.. 4 Reagents 5 Preservation of samples 5.1 General considerations. 5.2 Chemical examination.. 5.3 Physical examination 5.4 Radiochemical examination 5.5 Biological examination.. 6 Safety precautions 6.1 Staffprotection 6.2 Sample protection 7 Containers 8 Sample collection . 9 Identification of samples..... 10 Transport of samples .. 6 11 Reception of samples. 12 6 Annex A (informative) Container preparation.... Annex B (informative) Long-term storage of wet sediment samples using nitrogen vapour freezers ....... .14 Bibliography. ..16 Copyright International Organization for Standardizalon ghts reserved ii se from IHS Not for Resale