BS EN ISO 846:2019
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Plastics. Evaluation of the action of microorganisms
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| BSI | 2019 | 38 |
This document specifies methods for determining the deterioration of plastics due to the action of fungi and bacteria and soil microorganisms. The aim is not to determine the biodegradability of plastics or the deterioration of natural fibre composites.
The type and extent of deterioration can be determined by
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visual examination and/or
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changes in mass and/or
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changes in other physical properties.
The tests are applicable to all plastics that have an even surface and that can thus be easily cleaned. The exceptions are porous materials, such as plastic foams.
This document uses the same test fungi as IEC 60068‑2‑10. The IEC method, which uses so-called “assembled specimens”, calls for inoculation of the specimens with a spore suspension, incubation of the inoculated specimens and assessment of the fungal growth as well as any physical attack on the specimens.
The volume of testing and the test strains used depend on the application envisaged for the plastic.
PDF Catalog
| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 2 | National foreword |
| 4 | European foreword |
| 7 | Foreword |
| 9 | Introduction |
| 11 | 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions |
| 12 | 4 Principle 4.1 General 4.2 Resistance to fungi 4.2.1 Method A: Fungal-growth test 4.2.2 Method B: Determination of fungistatic effects |
| 13 | 4.3 Method C: Resistance to bacteria 4.4 Method D: Resistance to microbially active soil (soil-burial test) 4.5 Choice of properties for assessment of biodeterioration 5 Apparatus and materials 5.1 For all tests |
| 14 | 5.1.10 Distilled or deionized water. 5.2 For tests with fungi 5.2.1 Test fungi |
| 15 | 5.2.2 Stock strains 5.2.3 Solutions and nutritive media |
| 16 | 5.3 For tests with bacteria 5.4 For soil-burial tests |
| 17 | 6 Test specimens 6.1 Shape and dimensions 6.2 Specimen test series and numbers in each test series 6.2.1 Specimen test series |
| 18 | 6.2.2 Numbers in each test series 7 Preparation of specimens 7.1 Cleaning 7.2 Labelling and storage 7.3 Conditioning and weighing |
| 19 | 8 Procedures 8.1 Test temperature 8.2 Test methods 8.2.1 General 8.2.2 Fungal-growth test (method A) |
| 21 | 8.2.3 Determination of fungistatic effect (method B) |
| 22 | 8.2.4 Procedure with bacteria (method C) |
| 23 | 8.2.5 Soil-burial test (method D) |
| 24 | 9 Assessment 9.1 Assessment of fungal growth on the specimens by visual examination (methods A, B and D) |
| 25 | 9.2 Evaluation of the test specimens for the determination of changes in mass and/or in other physical properties 9.2.1 Cleaning 9.2.2 Change in mass |
| 26 | 9.2.3 Determination of changes in other physical properties 10 Expression of results 10.1 General 10.2 Visual assessment 10.3 Change in mass 10.4 Changes in other physical properties |
| 27 | 11 Accuracy of the measurements 12 Test report |
| 29 | Annex A (normative) Determination of the water content and water holding capacity of a soil |
| 31 | Annex B (normative) Negative control for Test A |
| 32 | Annex C (normative) Grid for evaluation of fungal surface growth (Test A) |
| 34 | Annex D (informative) Information on test fungi |
| 36 | Bibliography |
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