ISO 10710:2010 specifies a method for the determination of the inhibition of growth of the macroalga Ceramium tenuicorne by substances and mixtures contained in seawater or by waste water with salinities between 4S and 32S. This method is applicable to substances that are easily soluble in water.
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Terms and definitions
3 Principle
4 Test organisms, nutrients, media, and materials
4.1 Test organisms
4.2 Natural and artificial seawater
4.3 Nutrients
4.4 Media
5 Cultivation
6 Apparatus
7 Procedure
7.1 Algae material
7.2 Preparation of dilution water
7.3 Choice of test concentrations
7.4 Start of test
7.5 Incubation
7.6 Measurement
7.7 Test with reference substances
8 Validity criteria
9 Evaluation of results
9.1 Calculations
9.2 Determination of ErCx
9.3 Expression of results
9.4 Interpretation of results
10 Reproducibility
11 Test report
Annex A Growth pattern of Ceramium tenuicorne in 7S and 20S (informative)
Annex B Results of ring test with Ceramium tenuicorne at 20S (informative)