ISO 16240:2005
Water quality - Determination of the genotoxicity of water and waste water - Salmonella/microsome test (Ames test)
- Standard No.
- ISO 16240:2005
- Release Date
- 2005
- Published By
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- Latest
- ISO 16240:2005
- Scope
- This International Standard specifies a method for the determination of the genotoxic potential of water and wastewater using the bacterial strains Salmonella typhimurium TA 100 and TA 98. This method includes sterile filtration of water and wastewater prior to the test. This International Standard is applicable only to the detection of genotoxic substances which are in the filtered aqueous phase. It is not applicable to the detection of genotoxic substances adsorbed by the retained particles.
ISO 16240:2005 Referenced Document
- ISO 5667-1 Water quality — Sampling — Part 1: Guidance on the design of sampling programmes and sampling techniques*， 2023-03-14 Update
- ISO 5667-2 Water quality; sampling; part 2: guidance on sampling techniques
- ISO 5667-3 Water quality*， 2024-02-01 Update
ISO 16240:2005 history
- 2005 ISO 16240:2005 Water quality - Determination of the genotoxicity of water and waste water - Salmonella/microsome test (Ames test)
