ISO 23734:2021

Marine technology — Marine environment impact assessment (MEIA) — On-board bioassay to monitor seawater quality using delayed fluorescence of microalga

Publication date:   Jul 27, 2021

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60.60 Standard published   Jul 27, 2021

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ISO/TC 8/SC 13 Marine technology

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47.020.01   General standards related to shipbuilding and marine structures | 13.020.30   Environmental impact assessment

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This document specifies a bioassay for the determination of the presence of unknown toxic contaminants in test seawater (see Figure A.1). It is based on the inhibition of photosynthetic activity of the marine cyanobacterium Cyanobium sp. (NIES-981) by such toxic contaminants. The inhibition is determined based on delayed fluorescence (DF) intensity.
The method is rapid and requires less laboratory space than standard bioassays. Hence, it can be used on-board to generate basic data for seawater quality management at deep-sea mining sites where time and space are extremely limited.

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ISO 23734:2021
60.60 Standard published
Jul 27, 2021