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Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Section for Ecology and Biodiversity
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NOTE 1: This is one way of making diatom slides. You can find other methods in e.g. “EN 13946, 2003. Water quality – Guidance standard for the routine sampling and pretreatment of benthic diatoms from rivers”.
NOTE 2: Be aware of the risk of contamination! Use disposable plastic vials with lid and plastic pipettes, and throw them away after use. Use separate pipettes for the different samples! Use the lid during the whole process, firmly screwed on when centrifugating and loosely screwed on during the process of adding H2O2 and in the oven.
Try to avoid making preparations of samples from very oligotrophic and eutrophic/polluted sites at the same time.
Contacts at the Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment
Head of Department: Lars Sonesten, +46-(0)18-67 30 07
Head of administration: Dorte Westin +46 (0)18-67 30 48
Administrative manager: Catarina Falgin, +46-(0)18-67 30 06
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