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I.S. EN 17033:2018

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PLASTICS - BIODEGRADABLE MULCH FILMS FOR USE IN AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
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Published date

01-01-2018

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National Foreword
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 EFFECTS OF
        MATERIALS ON REPRODUCTION OF EARTHWORMS
ANNEX E (NORMATIVE) - DETERMINATION OF NITRIFICATION
        ACTIVITY OF SOIL MICROORGANISMS
ANNEX F (NORMATIVE) - DETERMINATION OF RELATIVE LIGHT
        TRANSMISSION
ANNEX G (INFORMATIVE) - FUNCTIONS AND SERVICE LIFE OF
        BIODEGRADABLE MULCH FILMS
ANNEX H (INFORMATIVE) - GOOD PRACTICE GUIDANCE FOR
        USE OF BIODEGRADABLE MULCH FILMS
ANNEX I (INFORMATIVE) - QUALITATIVE EVALUATION OF THE
        DISINTEGRATION IN A SLIDE FRAME TEST
BIBLIOGRAPHY

Defines the requirements for biodegradable films, manufactured from thermoplastic materials, to be used for mulch applications in agriculture and horticulture.

DocumentType
Standard
Pages
44
PublisherName
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status
Current

Standards Relationship
EN 17033:2018 Identical

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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
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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)
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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)
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NFU 52 001 : 2005 BIODEGRADABLE MATERIALS FOR USE IN AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE - MULCHING PRODUCTS - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
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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)
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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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