EN ISO 5667-3:2003

Water quality - Sampling - Part 3: Guidance on the preservation and handling of water samples (ISO 5667-3:2003)

ISO 5667-3:2003 gives general guidelines on the precautions to be taken to preserve and transport all water samples including those for biological analyses but not those intended for microbiological analysis.
These guidelines are particularly appropriate when spot or composite samples cannot be analysed on-site and have to be transported to a laboratory for analysis.

Wasserbeschaffenheit - Probenahme - Teil 3: Anleitung zur Konservierung und Handhabung von Proben (ISO 5667-3:2003)

Dieser Teil der ISO 5667 gibt allgemeine Hinweise bezüglich der Vorkehrungen, die bei der Konservierung und dem Transport aller Wasserproben einschließlich derer für biologische Untersuchungen getroffen werden; Proben zur mikrobiologischen Untersuchung sind ausgeschlossen.
Diese Hinweise sind besonders für jene Proben (Einzel- oder zusammengesetzte Probe) geeignet, die nicht unmittelbar vor Ort untersucht werden können und hierfür in das Labor gebracht werden müssen.

Qualité de l'eau - Echantillonnage - Partie 3: Lignes directrices pour la conservation et la manipulation des échantillons d'eau (ISO 5667-3:2003)

L'ISO 5667-3:2003 donne des lignes directrices générales sur les précautions à prendre pour conserver et transporter toutes les sortes d'échantillons d'eau, y compris ceux destinés aux analyses biologiques, à l'exclusion de ceux destinés aux analyses microbiologiques.
Ces lignes directrices s'appliquent en particulier chaque fois qu'un échantillon ponctuel ou composite ne peut être analysé sur site et doit être transporté vers un laboratoire pour y être analysé.

Kakovost vode – Vzorčenje – 3. del: Navodilo za shranjevanje in ravnanje z vzorci vode (ISO 5667-3:2003)

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 14-Dec-2003
• Withdrawal Date: 14-Nov-2012
• ICS: 13.060.45 - Examination of water in general
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 230 - Water analysis
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 230 - Water analysis
• Current Stage: 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
• Start Date: 15-Nov-2012
• Completion Date: 15-Nov-2012
• Ref Project: SIST EN ISO 5667-3:2004 - Water quality - Sampling - Part 3: Guidance on the preservation and handling of water samples (ISO 5667-3:2003)

Relations

• Replaces: EN ISO 5667-3:1995 - Water quality - Sampling - Part 3: Guidance on the preservation and handling of samples (ISO 5667-3:1994)
• Effective Date: 22-Dec-2008
• Replaced By: EN ISO 5667-3:2012 - Water quality - Sampling - Part 3: Preservation and handling of water samples (ISO 5667-3:2012)
• Effective Date: 28-Nov-2012
• Corrected By: EN ISO 5667-3:2003/AC:2007 - Water quality - Sampling - Part 3: Guidance on the preservation and handling of water samples (ISO 5667-3:2003)
• Effective Date: 08-Jun-2022

Standards Content (Sample)

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Water quality - Sampling - Part 3: Guidance on the preservation and handling of water
samples (ISO 5667-3:2003)
Wasserbeschaffenheit - Probenahme - Teil 3: Anleitung zur Konservierung und
Handhabung von Proben (ISO 5667-3:2003)
Qualité de l'eau - Echantillonnage - Partie 3: Lignes directrices pour la conservation et la
manipulation des échantillons d'eau (ISO 5667-3:2003)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 5667-3:2003
ICS:
13.060.45 Preiskava vode na splošno Examination of water in
general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 5667-3
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
December 2003
ICS 13.060.45 Supersedes EN ISO 5667-3:1995
English version
Water quality - Sampling - Part 3: Guidance on the preservation
and handling of water samples (ISO 5667-3:2003)
Qualité de l'eau - Echantillonnage - Partie 3: Lignes Wasserbeschaffenheit - Probenahme - Teil 3: Anleitung zur
directrices pour la conservation et la manipulation des Konservierung und Handhabung von Wasserproben (ISO
échantillons d'eau (ISO 5667-3:2003) 5667-3:2003)
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Foreword
This document (EN ISO 5667-3:2003) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 147
"Water quality" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 230 "Water analysis", the
secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of
an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by June 2004, and conflicting national
standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by June 2004.
This document supersedes EN ISO 5667-3:1995.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of
the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and
the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 5667-3:2003 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 5667-3:2003 without any
modifications.
NOTE Normative references to International Standards are listed in annex ZA (normative).
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their relevant European publications
This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other
publications. These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the
publications are listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of
any of these publications apply to this European Standard only when incorporated in it by
amendment or revision. For undated references the latest edition of the publication referred to
applies (including amendments).
NOTE Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated
by (mod.), the relevant EN/HD applies.
Publication Year Title EN Year
ISO 3696 1987 Water for analytical laboratory use - EN ISO 3696 1995
Specification and test methods
ISO 5667-1 1980 Water quality - Sampling - Part 1: Guidance EN 25667-1 1993
on the design of sampling programmes
ISO 5667-2 1991 Water quality - Sampling - Part 2: Guidance EN 25667-2 1993
on sampling techniques
ISO 5667-16 1998 Water quality - Sampling - Part 16: EN ISO 5667-16 1998
Guidance on biotesting of samples
INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 5667-3
Third edition
2003-12-15
Water quality — Sampling —
Part 3:
Guidance on the preservation and
handling of water samples
Qualité de l'eau — Échantillonnage —
Partie 3: Lignes directrices pour la conservation et la manipulation des
échantillons d'eau
Reference number
ISO 5667-3:2003(E)
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ISO 5667-3:2003(E)
Contents Page
Foreword. iv
Introduction . vi
1 Scope. 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Preservation of samples. 1
4 Recommendations . 8
5 Identification of samples. 9
6 Transport of samples. 9
7 Reception of samples . 9
Annex A (informative) Dutch investigation on prolonged preservation times. 28
Bibliography . 31

ISO 5667-3:2003(E)
Foreword
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rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
ISO 5667-3 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 147, Water quality Subcommittee SC 6, Sampling
(general methods).
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition (ISO 5667-3:1994), which has been technically
revised.
ISO 5667 consists of the following parts, under the general title Water quality — Sampling:
 Part 1: Guidance on the design of sampling programmes
 Part 2: Guidance on sampling techniques
 Part 3: Guidance on the preservation and handling of water samples
 Part 4: Guidance on sampling from lakes, natural and man-made
 Part 5: Guidance on sampling of drinking water and water used for food and beverage processing
 Part 6: Guidance on sampling of rivers and streams
 Part 7: Guidance on sampling of water and steam in boiler plants
 Part 8: Guidance on the sampling of wet deposition
 Part 9: Guidance on sampling from marine waters
 Part 10: Guidance on sampling of waste waters
 Part 11: Guidance on sampling of groundwaters
 Part 12: Guidance on sampling of bottom sediments
 Part 13: Guidance on sampling of sludges from sewage and water-treatment works
 Part 14: Guidance on quality assurance of environmental water-sampling and handling
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ISO 5667-3:2003(E)
 Part 15: Guidance on preservation and handling of sludge and sediment samples
 Part 16: Guidance on biotesting of samples
 Part 17: Guidance on sampling of suspended sediments
 Part 18: Guidance on sampling of groundwater at contaminated sites
 Part 19: Guidance on sediment sampling in marine areas
ISO 5667-3:2003(E)
Introduction
This part of ISO 5667 is intended to be used in conjunction with ISO 5667-1 and ISO 5667-2, which deal with
the design of sampling programmes and sampling techniques respectively.
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Water quality — Sampling —
Part 3:
Guidance on the preservation and handling of water samples
1 Scope
This part of ISO 5667 gives general guidelines on the precautions to be taken to preserve and transport all
water samples including those for biological analyses but not those intended for microbiological analysis.
These guidelines are particularly appropriate when spot or composite samples cannot be analysed on-site and
have to be transported to a laboratory for analysis.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 3696:1987, Water for analytical laboratory use — Specification and test methods
ISO 5667-1:1980, Water quality — Sampling — Part 1: Guidance on the design of sampling programmes
ISO 5667-2:1991, Water quality — Sampling — Part 2: Guidance on sampling techniques
ISO 5667-14:1998, Water quality — Sampling — Part 14: Guidance on quality assurance of environmental
water sampling and handling
ISO 5667-16:1998, Water quality — Sampling — Part 16: Guidance on biotesting of samples
ISO Guide 34:2000, General requirements for the competence of reference material procedures
3 Preservation of samples
3.1 General considerations
Waters, particularly fresh waters, waste waters and groundwaters, are susceptible to changes as a result of
physical, chemical or biological reactions which may take place between the time of sampling and the
commencement of analysis. The nature and rate of these reactions are often such that, if precautions are not
taken during sampling, transport and storage (for specific determinands), the concentrations determined may
be different to those existing at the time of sampling.
The extent of these changes is dependent on the chemical and biological nature of the sample, its
temperature, its exposure to light, the nature of the container in which it is placed, the time between sampling
and analysis, and the conditions to which it is subjected, for example agitation during transport. Further
specific causes of variation are as follows.
ISO 5667-3:2003(E)
a) The presence of bacteria, algae and other organisms can consume certain constituents of the samples.
These organisms can also modify the nature of the constituents to produce new constituents. This
biological activity
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