DD CEN/TS 839:2008

Superseded

Wood preservatives. Determination of the protective effectiveness against wood destroying basidiomycetes. Application by surface treatment

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Superseded date

11-30-2014

Language(s)

English

Published date

04-30-2008

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Principle
5 Test materials and apparatus
   5.1 Biological material
   5.2 Products and reagents
   5.3 Apparatus
6 Sampling of the preservative
7 Test specimens
   7.1 Species of wood
   7.2 Wood quality
   7.3 Provision of the test specimens
   7.4 Dimensions and density of test specimens
   7.5 Number and distribution of test specimens
8 Procedure
   8.1 Preparation of the untreated test specimens
   8.2 Preparation of the treated test specimens
   8.3 Exposure to fungi
   8.4 Culture conditions and duration of test
   8.5 Assessment of test
9 Statement of results
10 Test report
Annex A (informative) Test fungi
      A.1 General information on maintenance and acquisition
          of test strains
      A.2 Maintenance and treatment of test fungi
      A.3 Information regarding obligatory fungi
Annex B (normative) Methods of sterilisation
      B.1 Ionising radiation
      B.2 Epoxyethane-based sterilant
      B.3 Epoxypropane-based sterilant
      B.4 Steam
Annex C (informative) Examination of colonisation
Annex D (informative) Example of a test report
Annex E (informative) Environmental, health and safety
                      precautions within chemical/biological
                      laboratory
Bibliography

Defines a method of test for the determination of the protective effectiveness of a wood preservative, applied to the surface of the wood, against wood destroying basidiomycetes cultured on an agar medium.

Committee	B/515
DevelopmentNote	Supersedes DD ENV 839 & 06/30138901 DC. (04/2008)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	30
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
RevisionOf	BS EN 839:2014
Status	Superseded
SupersededBy	BS EN 839:2014
Supersedes	06/30138901 DC : 0 DD ENV 839:2002

Standards	Relationship
CEN/TS 839:2008	Identical

EN 212:2003	Wood preservatives - General guidance on sampling and preparation for analysis of wood preservatives and treated timber
EN 1001-2:2005	Durability of wood and wood based products - Terminology - Part 2: Vocabulary
EN 73:2014	Wood preservatives - Accelerated ageing of treated wood prior to biological testing - Evaporative ageing procedure
ISO 3696:1987	Water for analytical laboratory use — Specification and test methods
EN ISO 3696:1995	Water for analytical laboratory use - Specification and test methods (ISO 3696:1987)
EN 113:1996/A1:2004	WOOD PRESERVATIVES - TEST METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE PROTECTIVE EFFECTIVENESS AGAINST WOOD DESTROYING BASIDIOMYCETES - DETERMINATION OF THE TOXIC VALUES
EN 1001-1:2005	Durability of wood and wood-based products - Terminology - Part 1: List of equivalent terms

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