DIN CEN/TS 16817-1
Ambient air - Monitoring the effects of genetically modified organisms (GMO) - Pollen monitoring - Part 1: Technical pollen sampling using pollen mass filter (PMF) and Sigma-2-sampler; German version CEN/TS 16817-1:2015
At a glance
- German title
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Außenluft - Monitoring der Wirkungen von gentechnisch veränderten Organismen (GVO) - Pollenmonitoring - Teil 1: Technische Pollensammlung mit Pollenmassenfilter (PMF) und Sigma-2-Sammler; Deutsche Fassung CEN/TS 16817-1:2015
- Publication date
- 2016-01
- Publisher
- Engl. VDI/DIN-Kommission Reinhaltung der Luft (KRdL) - Normenausschuss
- Related manuals
- Number of pages
- 58
- Available in
- German
- Abstract
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The Technical Specification CEN/TS 16817-1 (DIN SPEC 33971) describes a procedure for the use of the passive samplers Sigma-2 and PMF to sample airborne pollen. Both are designed to sample coarse aerosol particles. Collected samples are used to analyse pollen input with regard to pollen type and amount, and input of transgenic pollen. The Sigma-2 passive sampler here provides a standardized sampling method for direct microscopic pollen analysis and quantifying the input of airborne pollen at the site. The PMF yields sufficient amounts of pollen to additionally carry out molecular-biological diagnostics for detection of GMO. Essential background information on performing GMO monitoring is given in Standard VDI 4330 Part 1, which is based on an integrated assessment of temporal and spatial variation of GMO cultivation (sources of GMO), the exposure in the environment and biological/ecological effects. Ideally, the pollen sampling using technical samplers for GMO monitoring should be undertaken in combination with the biological collection of pollen by bees (CEN/TS 16817-2).