AQCS REFERENCE METHODS
CATALOGUE OF REFERENCE METHODS
AND TECHNICAL BULLETINS FOR MARINE POLLUTION STUDIES
The catalogue shows the reference methods currently available, in revision and/or in preparation (shown by numbers and "in preparation" or shown as "planned"). Translations are indicated by letters (E- English, F-French, S-Spanish). The methods are available free of charge from UNEP/Water or MESL
Contents
- Sanitary quality of coastal recreational and shellfish-growing waters
- Chemical contaminants in marine organisms
- Chemical contaminants in sea water
- Chemical contaminants in marine sediments and suspended matter
- Chemical contaminants in estuarine waters and suspended matter
- Chemical contaminants floating or on beaches
- Atmospheric chemical contaminants
- Effects on marine organisms and ecosystems
- Standard physical and meteorological observations
- Quality assurance procedures
- Miscellaneous methods
- Technical Bulletins for Marine Pollution Studies
| No.1 | UNEP/WHO | Guidelines for monitoring the quality of coastal recreational and shellfish-areas. | Rev 1 (E) 1988 Rev 1 (F) 1988 Rev 1 (S) 1988 Rev 2 (E) in print 1995 |
| No.2 | UNEP/WHO | Determination of total coliforms in sea water by the membrane filtration (MF) culture method. | Rev. 1(E) 1983 Rev. 1(F) 1983 |
| No.3 | UNEP/WHO | Determination of faecal coliforms in sea water by the membrane filtration (MF) culture method. | Rev. 1 (E,F) 1983 Rev. 1 (E) in print 1995 |
| No.4 | UNEP/WHO | Determination of faecal streptococci in sea water by the membrane filtration (MF) culture method. | Rev. 1 (E,F) 1983 Rev. 2 (E) in print 1995 |
| No.5 | UNEP/WHO | Determination of faecal coliforms in bivalves by the multiple test tube (MPN) method. | Rev. 1 (E,F) 1983 Rev. 2 (E) in print 1995 |
| No.21 | UNEP/WHO | Determination of total coliforms in sea water by multiple test tube (MPN) method. | draft (E) 1985 draft (F) 1987 Rev. 1 (E)in print 1995 |
| No.22 | UNEP/WHO | Determination of faecal coliforms in sea water by the multiple test tube (MPN) method. | draft (E) 1985 Rev. 1 (E) in print 1995 |
| No.23 | UNEP/WHO | Determination of faecal streptococci in sea water by the multiple test tube (MPN) method. | draft (E) 1985 Rev. 1 (E) in print 1995 |
| No.28 | UNEP/WHO | Determination of Staphylococcus aureus in sea water and sewage by the membrane filtration (MF) culture method. | draft (E) 1986 Rev. 1 (E) in print 1995 |
| No.29 | UNEP/WHO | Determination of Pseudomonas aeruginos in sea water and sewage by the membrane filtration (MF) culture method. | draft (E) 1986 Rev. 1 (E) in print 1995 |
| No.30 | UNEP/WHO | Isolation/enumeration of Salmonella from sea water and sewage. | draft (E) 1986 Rev. 1 (E) in print 1995 |
| No.47 | UNEP/WHO | Determination of faecal coliforms in sediments by the pour plate (PP) method. | draft (E) 1988 Rev. 1 (E) in print 1995 |
| No.55 | UNEP/WHO | Statistical methods for the evaluation of results from monitoring the quality of coastal recreational and shellfish areas. | draft (E) 1989 draft (F) 1989 Rev. 1 (E) in print 1995 |
| No.66 | UNEP/WHO | Quality Assurance and Good Laboratory Practice for marine microbiological measurements. | (E) in print 1995 |
| No.67 | UNEP/WHO | Determination of Staphylococcus aureus in sea water and sewage by the multiple test-tube (MPN) method. | (E) in print 1995 |
| No.68 | UNEP/WHO | Determination of Camphylobacter in sea water and sewage by the multiple test-tube (MPN) method. | (E) in print 1995 |
| No.69 | UNEP/WHO | Determination of mesophylic aeromonads in sea water by the membrane filtration (MF) culture method. | (E) in print 1995 |
| "AC" | UNEP/WHO/IAEA | Determination of selected neurotoxins in marine organisms. | Planned for 1997/98 |
| No.6 | UNEP/FAO/IOC/IAEA | Guidelines for monitoring chemical contaminants in marine organisms. | Rev. 1 (E, F) 1994 |
| No.7 | UNEP/FAO/IOC/IAEA | Sampling of selected marine organisms and sample preparation for trace metal analysis. | Rev. 2 (E) 1988 Rev. 2 (S) 1988 |
| No.8 | UNEP/FAO/IOC/IAEA | Determination of total mercury in selected marine organisms by cold vapour atomic absorption spectrophotometry. | Rev. 1 (E) 1984 Rev. 1 (S) 1987 Rev. 2 in preparation |
| No.9 | UNEP/FAO/IAEA | Determination of total arsenic in selected marine organisms by hydride generation atomic absorption spectrophotometry. | draft (E) 1985 Rev 1. in preparation |
| No.10 | UNEP/FAO/IAEA | Determination of total selenium in selected marine organisms by hydride generation atomic absorption spectrophotometry. | (E) 1984 Rev 1. in preparation |
| No.11 | UNEP/FAO/IOC/IAEA | Determination of total cadmium, zinc, lead and copper in selected marine organisms by flameless atomic absorption spectrophotometry. | Rev. 1 (E) 1984 Rev. 1 (S) 1984 Rev. 2 final editing |
| No.12 | UNEP/FAO/IAEA | Sampling of selected marine organisms and sample preparation for the analysis of chlorinated hydrocarbons. | Rev. 1 (S) 1987 Rev. 2 (E) 1991 |
| No.13 | UNEP/FAO/IAEA | Determination of methylmercury in selected marine organisms by gas chromatography. | (E) 1984 (S) 1988 Rev. 1 (E) 1992 |
| No.14 | UNEP/FAO/IOC/IAEA | Determination of DDTs and PCBs in selected marine organisms by packed column gas chromatography. | Rev. 1 (E) 1986 Rev. 1 (S) 1988 Withdrawn 1993 |
| No.40 | UNEP/IOC/IAEA | Determination of DDTs and PCBs in selected marine organisms by capillary column gas chromatography. | (E) 1988 |
| No.59 | UNEP/IAEA/IOC/FAO | Determination of organotins in environmental samples. | (E) 1995 |
| No.71 | UNEP/IAEA/IOC/FAO | Sample work-up for the analysis of chlorinated hydrocarbons in the marine environment. | in preparation |
| No.72 | UNEP/IOC/IAEA/FAO | Determination of petroleum hydrocarbons in selected marine organisms. | in review |
| V | UNEP/IAEA/IOC/FAO | Guidelines for the determination of organohalogen contaminants(other than DDTs or PCBs) in selected marine organisms. | planned for 97/98 |
| No.50 | UNEP/IOC/IAEA | Standard chemical methods for marine environmental monitoring. | (E) 1991 |
| No.16 | UNEP/IOC/IAEA | Determination of DDTs, PCBs, PCCs and other chlorinated hydrocarbons in sea water by gas chromatography | Rev.(1) in prep. withdrawn (1993) |
| No.18 | UNEP/IOC/IAEA | Determination of total dissolved cadmium in sea water by differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry. | Rev.(1) in prep. withdrawn (1993) |
| No.56 | UNEP/IOC/IAEA | Determination of dissolved/dispersed hydrocarbons in marine waters. | in preparation |
| AS | UNEP/IAEA/IOC | Determination of selected organophosphorus contaminants in estuarine and coastal water | in preparation |
| AT | UNEP/IAEA/IOC | Measurement of suspended matter in sea water. |
| No.20 | UNEP/IOC/IAEA | Monitoring of petroleum hydrocarbons in sediments. | (E) 1992 |
| No.26 | UNEP/IAEA | Determination of total mercury in marine sediments and suspended solids by cold vapour atomic absorption spectrophotometry | draft (E) 1985 Rev. 1 in preparation |
| No.27 | UNEP/IAEA | Determination of total cadmium in marine sediments by flameless atomic absorption spectrophotometry | (E) 1985 Withdrawn 1995 |
| No.31 | UNEP/IAEA | Determination of total chromium in marine sediments by flameless atomic absorption spectrophotometry | (E) 1985 Withdrawn 1995 |
| No.32 | UNEP/IAEA | Determination of total cobalt in marine sediments by flameless atomic absorption spectrophotometry | (E) 1985 Withdrawn 1995 |
| No.33 | UNEP/IAEA | Determination of total copper in marine sediments by flameless atomic absorption spectrophotometry | (E) 1985 Withdrawn 1995 |
| No.34 | UNEP/IAEA | Determination of total lead in marine sediments by flameless atomic absorption spectrophotometry. | (E) 1985 Withdrawn 1995 |
| No.35 | UNEP/IAEA | Determination of total nickel in marine sediments by flameless atomic absorption spectrophotometry | (E) 1985 Withdrawn 1995 |
| No.36 | UNEP/IAEA | Determination of total vanadium in marine sediments by flameless atomic absorption spectrophotometry | (E) 1985 Withdrawn 1995 |
| No.37 | UNEP/IAEA | Determination of total iron in marine sediments by flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry. | (E) 1985 Withdrawn 1995 |
| No.38 | UNEP/IAEA | Determination of total manganese in marine sediments by flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry | (E) 1986 Withdrawn 1995 |
| No.39 | UNEP/IAEA | Determination of total zinc in marine sediments by flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry. | (E) 1986 Withdrawn 1995 |
| Z | UNEP/IOC/IAEA | Determination of aluminium in sediments. | canceled |
| No.63 | Manual for the geochemical analysis of marine sediments and suspended particulate matter. | (E) 1995 | |
| No.58 | Guidelines for the use of sediments in preparation for marine pollution monitoring programmes | ||
| R | Guidelines on the sampling and preparation of sediments for marine pollution monitoring. | planned for 1997/98 | |
| AE | UNEP/FAO/IOC/IAEA | Determination of organophosphorus compounds in marine sediments. | in preparation |
| C | UNEP/IOC/IAEA | Guidelines for collecting and interpreting data on estuaries | withdrawn/pending |
| No.41 | UNEP/IOC/IAEA | Guidelines for the determination of riverine inputs of inorganic contaminants to estuaries. | (E) 1987 |
| No.19 | UNEP/IOC/IAEA | Determination of total mercury in estuarine waters and suspended sediment by cold vapour atomic absorption spectrophotometry | draft (E) 1985 |
| No.52 | UNEP/WHO/IOC/IAEA | Determination of phosphorus in suspended matter and sediments. | planned for 1997/98 |
| No.53 | UNEP/WHO/IAEA | Determination of nitrogen in suspended matter and sediments. | planned for 1997/98 |
| G | UNEP/WHO/IOC/IAEA | Determination of BOD5 and COD in estuarine waters. | planned for 1997/98 |
| I | UNEP/IOC/IAEA | Determination of total cadmium in estuarine waters and suspended matter | withdrawn/pending |
| No.15 | UNEP/IOC/IAEA | Monitoring of tar on marine beaches. | draft (E) 1985 |
| No.62 | UNEP/NOAA/IOC/IAEA | Marine debris survey manual. | (E) final editing |
| No.24 | UNEP/WMO/IAEA | Sampling of aerosols and wet precipitation for analysis of chemical pollutants. | draft (E) 1985 |
| No.42 | UNEP/IAEA/WMO | Guidelines for the determination of selected trace metals in aerosols and in wet precipitation. | draft (E) l988 |
| P | UNEP/IOC/IAEA | Determination of halogenated hydrocarbons in aerosols and in wet precipitation. | |
| Q | UNEP/WMO/IOC/IAEA | Sampling of dry deposition. |
| No.25 | SPC/UNEP | Coral reef monitoring handbook. | (E) 1984 (F) 1990 |
| No.43 | UNEP/FAO/IAEA | Test of acute lethal toxicity of pollutants to marine fish and invertebrates. | (E) 1989 draft (S) 1988 |
| No.44 | UNEP/FAO/IAEA | Estimation of the toxicity of pollutants to marine phytoplanktonic and zooplanktonic organisms. | (E) 1989 draft (S) 1988 |
| No.45 | UNEP/FAO/IAEA | Comparative toxicity test of water-soluble fractions of oils and oil dispersants to marine organisms. | (E) 1989 draft (S) 1988 |
| No.51 | UNEP | Sampling and identification of common Mediterranean Scyphomedusae and evaluation of their occurrence. | draft (E) 1988 |
| No.60 | UNEP/IOC/FAO/IMO/IAEA | Hepatic mixed function oxidase induction in fish as an environmental monitoring technique. | (E) 1992 |
| No.61 | UNEP/AIMS | Monitoring coral reefs for global change. | (E) 1993 |
| No.64 | UNEP/IOC/FAO/IMO/IAEA | Statistical analysis and interpretation of marine community data. | (E) 1995 |
| No.73 | UNEP/IOC/FAO/IMO/IAEA | Scope for growth determinations in marine bivalve molluscs. | in preparation |
| AG | UNEP/IOC/IAEA | Guidelines for evaluating the effects of thermal discharges on the marine environment. | |
| AH | UNEP/IOC/IAEA | Guidelines for detecting and monitoring eutrophication in the marine environment |
| No.48 | UNEP/IOC/IAEA | Principles and guidelines for the determination of physical oceanographic parameters. | in preparation |
| No.49 | UNEP/IOC/IAEA | Guidelines for observation of meteorological parameters for marine pollution monitoring. | (E) l988 |
| No. 57 | UNEP/IOC/IAEA | Contaminant monitoring programmes using marine organisms Quality Assurance and Good Laboratory Practice. | (E) 1989 (F) 1994 |
| QB | UNEP/IOC/IAEA | Contaminant monitoring programmes using marine sediments Quality Assurance and Good Laboratory Practice | planned for 1997 |
| No.0 | UNEP/IAEA | Guidelines for the use of Reference Methods in marine pollution studies. | (E) 1990. |
| No.46 | UNEP/WHO/IAEA | Determination of methyl-mercury, total mercury and selenium in human hair | draft (E) 1987 withdrawn (1993) |
| No.65 | UNEP/IOC/IAEA | Reagent and laboratory ware clean-up procedures for low-level contaminant monitoring. | (E) 1995 |
| No.70 | UNEP/WHO/IAEA | Guidelines for monitoring land-based sources of marine pollution | in review |
| AD | UNEP/IOC/IAEA | Guidelines for monitoring the presence of used lubricating oils in the marine environment | pending |
| AK | UNEP/IOC/IMO/IAEA | Guidelines for monitoring marine dumpsites. | planned for 1997/98 |
| AL | UNEP/IOC/FAO/WHO/IAEA | Guidelines to assess the impact of point sources of pollution. | in preparation |
| TB 1 | UNEP/NOAA/IAEA/IOC | Mussel Watch worldwide literature survey. | (E) 1992 |
| TB 2 | UNEP/IOC/IAEA | Marine pollution studies quality assurance workbook for the use of standards and reference materials in the quantification of chlorinated pesticides. | (E) in print 1995 |
| TB 3 | UNEP/IMO/IOC/IAEA | A compendium of principles and advisory guidelines on marine environmental protection. | planned for 1997/98 |
| TB 4 | World-wide and regional trends in the quality of analytical data on chemical pollutants in marine sediments. | in preparation | |
| TB 5 | UNEP/IOC/IMO/IAEA | Current status of biological effects techniques. |
