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BS EN 29408:1993

Superseded
Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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Water quality. Evaluation in an aqueous medium of the \'ultimate\' aerobic biodegradability of organic compounds: method by determining the oxygen demand in a closed respirometer
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

15-10-1999

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-04-1993

Cooperating organizations
National foreword
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Principle
5 Test environment
6 Reagents
7 Apparatus
8 Procedure
9 Calculation and expression of results
10 Validity of the test
11 Test report
Annexes
A (informative) Example of the calculation of the
    theoretical oxygen demand
B (informative) Correction of oxygen uptake for
    interference by nitrification
C (informative) Respirometric test
D (informative) Principle of a closed respirometer
National annexes
NA (informative) Committees responsible
NB (informative) Cross-references

Applicable to soluble, insoluble and volatile organic compounds that are not inhibitory to the test micro-organisms.

Committee
EH/3
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
18
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

Standards Relationship
I.S. EN 29408:1993 Identical
UNI EN 29408 : 1994 Identical
NF EN 29408 : 1993 Identical
EN 29408 : 1993 Identical
UNE-EN 29408:1995 Identical
NBN EN 29408 : 1993 Identical
DIN EN 29408:1993-04 Identical

BS 7755-4.1.1:1995 Soil quality. Biological methods. Biodegradability Guidance on laboratory testing for biodegradation of organic chemicals in soil under aerobic conditions
BS EN ISO 9887:1995 Water quality. Evaluation of the aerobic biodegradability of organic compounds in an aqueous medium. Semi-continuous activated sludge method (SCAS)
BS 6068-5.14(1995) : 1995 WATER QUALITY - EVALUATION OF THE AEROBIC BIODEGRADABILITY OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN AN AQUEOUS MEDIUM - SEMI-CONTINUOUS ACTIVATED SLUDGE METHOD (SCAS)

ISO 6060:1989 Water quality — Determination of the chemical oxygen demand
ISO 7827:2010 Water quality Evaluation of the "ready", "ultimate" aerobic biodegradability of organic compounds in an aqueous medium Method by analysis of dissolved organic carbon (DOC)
ISO 6107-2:2006 Water quality Vocabulary Part 2:
ISO 8192:2007 Water quality Test for inhibition of oxygen consumption by activated sludge for carbonaceous and ammonium oxidation

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