ASTM International - ASTM D4387-84(1997)
Standard Guide for Selecting Grab Sampling Devices for Collecitng Benthic Macroinvertebrates
Organization: | ASTM International |
Publication Date: | 1 January 1997 |
Status: | inactive |
Page Count: | 12 |
ICS Code (Biology. Botany. Zoology): | 07.080 |
scope:
1.1 This guide covers selecting grab sampling devices for collecting benthic macroinvertebrates. (See Table 1)
1.2 The grab sampler when used correctly is a quantitative collecting device. It is designed to penetrate and grab or scoop a variety of substrates or sediment types from which macroinvertebrates are collected in freshwater, estuarine, and marine habitats.
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