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    BS EN 17033 - PLASTICS - BIODEGRADABLE MULCH FILMS FOR USE IN AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS

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    Language(s):  English

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    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    European foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 General requirements
    5 Requirements for materials, testing schemes
       and evaluation criteria for biodegradation and
       ecotoxicity
    6 Dimensional, mechanical and optical properties of
       the films
    7 Delivery checking
    8 Film designation
    9 Marking
    10 Test report
    11 Functions and service life of biodegradable mulch
       films
    12 Conditions for installation and use of mulch films
    Annex A (normative) - Preparation of soils for ecotoxicity
            testing
    Annex B (normative) - Determination of acute effects of
            materials on the emergence and growth of higher
            plants
    Annex C (normative) - Determination of acute effects of
            materials on earthworms
    Annex D (normative) - Determination of nitrification activity
            of soil microorganisms
    Annex E (normative) - Determination of relative light
            transmission
    Annex F (informative) - Functions and service life of
            biodegradable mulch films
    Annex G (informative) - Good practice guidance for use of
            biodegradable mulch films
    Annex H (informative) - Qualitative evaluation of the
            disintegration in a slide frame test
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    Comment Closes On
    Committee PRI/21
    Document Type Draft
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status NA

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO 15685:2012 Soil quality — Determination of potential nitrification and inhibition of nitrification — Rapid test by ammonium oxidation
    EN ISO 11268-1:2015 Soil quality - Effects of pollutants on earthworms - Part 1: Determination of acute toxicity to Eisenia fetida/Eisenia andrei (ISO 11268-1:2012)
    ISO 18602:2013 Packaging and the environment Optimization of the packaging system
    ISO 16072:2002 Soil quality Laboratory methods for determination of microbial soil respiration
    ISO 11074:2015 Soil quality — Vocabulary
    ISO 10210:2012 Plastics — Methods for the preparation of samples for biodegradation testing of plastic materials
    EN ISO 12846:2012 Water quality - Determination of mercury - Method using atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) with and without enrichment (ISO 12846:2012)
    EN ISO 16072:2011 Soil quality - Laboratory methods for determination of microbial soil respiration (ISO 16072:2002)
    EN ISO 17556:2012 Plastics - Determination of the ultimate aerobic biodegradability of plastic materials in soil by measuring the oxygen demand in a respirometer or the amount of carbon dioxide evolved (ISO 17556:2012)
    EN ISO 7765-1:2004 Plastics film and sheeting - Determination of impact resistance by the free-falling dart method - Part 1: Staircase methods (ISO 7765-1:1988)
    ISO 7765-1:1988 Plastics film and sheeting Determination of impact resistance by the free-falling dart method Part 1: Staircase methods
    ISO 12846:2012 Water quality — Determination of mercury — Method using atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) with and without enrichment
    EN ISO 527-1:2012 Plastics - Determination of tensile properties - Part 1: General principles (ISO 527-1:2012)
    ISO 4591:1992 Plastics — Film and sheeting — Determination of average thickness of a sample, and average thickness and yield of a roll, by gravimetric techniques (gravimetric thickness)
    AS 4736-2006 Biodegradable plastics - Biodegradable plastics suitable for composting and other microbial treatment
    NFU 52 001 : 2005 BIODEGRADABLE MATERIALS FOR USE IN AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE - MULCHING PRODUCTS - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    AS 5810-2010 Biodegradable plastics - Biodegradable plastics suitable for home composting
    ISO 18606:2013 Packaging and the environment Organic recycling
    UNI 11495 : 2013 BIODEGRADABLE THERMOPLASTIC MATERIALS FOR USE IN AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE - MULCHING FILMS - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    EN ISO 11274:2014 Soil quality - Determination of the water-retention characteristic - Laboratory methods (ISO 11274:1998 + Cor 1:2009)
    ISO 472:2013 Plastics Vocabulary
    ISO 17088:2012 Specifications for compostable plastics
    EN 15408:2011 Solid recovered fuels - Methods for the determination of sulphur (S), chlorine (Cl), fluorine (F) and bromine (Br) content
    ISO 11274:1998 Soil quality Determination of the water-retention characteristic Laboratory methods
    ISO 17556:2012 Plastics Determination of the ultimate aerobic biodegradability of plastic materials in soil by measuring the oxygen demand in a respirometer or the amount of carbon dioxide evolved
    ISO 10390:2005 Soil quality Determination of pH
    ISO 4892-2:2013 Plastics — Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources — Part 2: Xenon-arc lamps
    EN 13432:2000/AC:2005 PACKAGING - REQUIREMENTS FOR PACKAGING RECOVERABLE THROUGH COMPOSTING AND BIODEGRADATION - TEST SCHEME AND EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR THE FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF PACKAGING
    EN 14995:2006 Plastics - Evaluation of compostability - Test scheme and specifications
    ISO 9370:2017 Plastics — Instrumental determination of radiant exposure in weathering tests — General guidance and basic test method
    ISO 527-3:1995 Plastics Determination of tensile properties Part 3: Test conditions for films and sheets
    ISO 11268-1:2012 Soil quality Effects of pollutants on earthworms Part 1: Determination of acute toxicity to Eisenia fetida/Eisenia andrei
    ISO 4592:1992 Plastics — Film and sheeting — Determination of length and width
    EN ISO 527-3:1995/AC:2002 PLASTICS - DETERMINATION OF TENSILE PROPERTIES - PART 3: TEST CONDITIONS FOR FILMS AND SHEETS
    EN ISO 4892-2:2013 Plastics - Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources - Part 2: Xenon-arc lamps (ISO 4892-2:2013)
    EN ISO 472:2013 Plastics - Vocabulary (ISO 472:2013)
    ISO 17294-2:2016 Water quality Application of inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) Part 2: Determination of selected elements including uranium isotopes
    EN ISO 17294-2:2016 Water quality - Application of inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) - Part 2: Determination of selected elements including uranium isotopes (ISO 17294-2:2016)
    ISO 527-1:2012 Plastics Determination of tensile properties Part 1: General principles
    ISO 4593:1993 Plastics Film and sheeting Determination of thickness by mechanical scanning
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