Initial Water Handling
The ECN protocol for initial handling of water samples (WH)
| code |
WH |
|---|---|
| Protocol file | |
| Site types that use this protocol |
Terrestrial |
From the moment water samples are gathered they begin to deteriorate as a result of chemical and microbiological processes. Three methods of slowing this deterioration are used in ECN - filtration, cold storage, and (for Aluminium and iron determinations only) acidification.
