Report on Harmonisation of freshwater biological methods

84. The development of specific standards is very much the domain of the individualtask groups. WG 2 manages the work programme of its task groups advised by its adhoc strategy group in liaisons with expert groups, DG Environment, Joint ResearchCentre, ECOSTAT (Ecological Status) etc, in prioritising future work items for thetask groups.B. Current work programme85. The CEN/TC 230/WG 2 work programme will change over time as standards arecompleted and as new work items are initiated. Table 2 provides a summary of activeformal work items up to July 2005.Table 2. CEN/TC 230/WG 2 formal work programme (July 2005).CEN Reference Work item CommentCEN230217 Water Quality – Guidance standard for the surveying of NWIP approvedprENXXX macrophytes in lakesCEN 230175 Water Quality – Guidance standard on the routinesampling of benthic algae in fast flowing, shallowwaters to include laboratory proceduresOriginal WI deleted butNWIP will be requested toinclude expanded scopeCEN 230171 Water Quality – Guidance on the scope and selection ofPrEN14962CEN 230169prEN/ISO16665CEN 230216prEN/ISO 19493CEN 230207prEN15204CEN230209prEN 14996CEN 230208prEN15110CEN230171prEN14962CEN 230213prEN/ISO15196WI 230165CEN230172prEN 14757WIXX N72 ECEN230118prEN 14614prEN 14393prEN 8692fish sampling methods.Water Quality – Guidelines for quantitativeinvestigations of marine soft-bottom benthic fauna inthe marine environmentWater Quality – Guidance on marine biological surveysof littoral and sublittoral hard bottomWater Quality – Guidance standard for routine analysisof phytoplankton abundance and composition usinginverted microscopy (Utermöhl technique)Water Quality – Guidance on assuring the quality ofbiological and ecological assessments in the aquaticenvironmentWater Quality – Guidance standard for the routinesampling of zooplankton from standing watersWater Quality – Guidance on the scope and selection offish sampling methodsWater Quality – Guidance on the sampling andprocessing of the pupal exuviae of Chironomidae (OrderDiptera) for ecological assessmentWater quality – Guidance on data collation,interpretation and classification of running waters basedon aquatic macrophytesWater quality – Sampling of fish with multi-meshgillnetsWater quality – Guidance standard for surveying ofbenthic macro-invertebrates in lentic watersWater quality – Guidance standard for assessing thehydromorphological features of riversWater quality – Guidance on quality assurance aspectsof aquatic macrophytes surveying and analysis inrunning watersWater quality – Fresh water algal growth inhibition testISO lead but proposed forparallel adoptionCEN leadInclude in workprogramme in June 200421