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BS ISO 16869:2001

Superseded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A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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Plastics. Assessment of the effectiveness of fungistatic compounds in plastics formulations
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

31-07-2008

Language(s)

English

Published date

16-01-2002

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Principle
5 Apparatus and materials
   5.1 Apparatus
   5.2 Culture media and reagents
   5.3 Organisms and cultivation
6 Test specimens
   6.1 Shape and dimensions
   6.2 Number of specimens
7 Preparation of specimens
   7.1 Cleaning
   7.2 Labelling and storage
8 Procedure
   8.1 Test temperature
   8.2 Filling the Petri dishes
   8.3 Arrangement of test specimens
   8.4 Inoculation of the test specimens
       8.4.1 Preparation of the spore suspension
       8.4.2 Inoculation of the nutrient-salt
             overlay agar
       8.4.3 Overlay of specimen
       8.4.4 Incubation
       8.4.5 Viability control
9 Assessment of fungal growth
10 Expression of results
11 Precision and bias
12 Test report
Bibliography

Describes a method for determining the effectiveness of fungistatic compounds in protecting susceptible ingredients like plasticizers, stabilizers, etc., in plastics formulations.

Committee
PRI/21
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 99/120585 DC. (07/2005)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
18
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
ISO 16869:2008 Identical

ISO 7218:2007 Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs General requirements and guidance for microbiological examinations
ISO 846:1997 Plastics Evaluation of the action of microorganisms
IEC 60068-2-10:2005 Environmental testing - Part 2-10: Tests - Test J and guidance: Mould growth
ISO 291:2008 Plastics Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing

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