This Standard provides requirements and general information on the methods of testing materials for resistance to fungal growth.

This Standard provides requirements and general information on the methods of testing materials for resistance to fungal growth which are specified in other Parts of this series. In this Part the uses and limitations of the various methods are pointed out and procedures common to some or all of them are discussed. The general layout of Parts dealing with particular test methods is given and various terms are defined.The tests are intended to give information on the relative resistance of similar materials to fungal growth, but they cannot give precise information on the probable performance of any material in use. The absence of fungal growth on a test specimen does not necessarily mean that growth may not occur on that material under peculiarly favourable conditions during its use, nor does growth necessarily mean that the material will support growth or be attacked under all conditions of use.The Standard provides laboratory tests which are intended to provide severe, standardized assessment of fungal resistance under laboratory conditions. It does not include the testing of materials in the field which, although possibly more severe, is much longer in duration and also more subjective.

First published as part of Int 88-1944.Revised and redesignated in part as AS 1157.1-1972.Withdrawn 1997.Second edition 1998. First published as part of Int 88-1944. Revised and redesignated in part as AS 1157.1-1972. Withdrawn 1997. Second edition 1998.