Iso 17556
Iso 17556
Iso 17556
Plastics
Determination of the ultimate aerobic biodegradability in soil by measuring the oxygen demand
in a respirometer or the amount of carbon dioxide evolved
(ISO 17556:2003)
English version of DIN EN ISO 17556
Kunststoffe – Bestimmung der vollständigen aeroben biologischen Abbaubarkeit im Boden durch Messung
des Sauerstoffbedarfs in einem Respirometer oder der Menge des entstandenen Kohlendioxids
(ISO 17556:2003)
National foreword
This standard has been published in accordance with a decision taken by CEN/TC 249 to adopt, without
alteration, International Standard ISO 17556 as a European Standard.
The DIN Standards corresponding to the International Standards referred to in clause 2 of the EN are as
follows:
ISO Standard DIN Standard
ISO 10381-6 DIN ISO 10381-6
ISO 10390 DIN ISO 10390
ISO 10634 DIN EN ISO 10634
ISO 10694 DIN ISO 10694
ISO 11274 DIN ISO 11274
National Annex NA
Standards referred to
(and not included in Normative references and Bibliography)
DIN EN ISO 10634 Water quality – Guidance for the preparation and treatment of poorly water-soluble
organic compounds for the subsequent evaluation of their biodegradability in an aque-
ous medium (ISO 10634:1995)
DIN ISO 10381-6 Soil quality – Sampling – Part 6: Guidance on the collection, handling and storage of
soil for the assessment of aerobic microbial processes in the laboratory
(ISO 10381-6:1993)
DIN ISO 10390 Soil quality – Determination of pH (ISO 10390:1994)
DIN ISO 10694 Soil quality – Determination of organic and total carbon after dry combustion (elemen-
tary analysis) (ISO 10694:1995)
DIN ISO 11274 Soil quality – Determination of the water-retention characteristic – Laboratory meth-
ods (ISO 11274:1998)
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EN ISO 17556
December 2004
ICS 83.080.01
English version
Plastics
Determination of the ultimate aerobic biodegradability in soil
by measuring the oxygen demand in a respirometer
or the amount of carbon dioxide evolved
(ISO 17556:2003)
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European Committee for Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation
Europäisches Komitee für Normung
© 2004. CEN – All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means Ref. No. EN ISO 17556:2004 E
reserved worldwide for CEN national members.
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Foreword
International Standard
ISO 17556:2003 Plastics – Determination of the ultimate aerobic biodegradability in soil by measuring the
oxygen demand in a respirometer or the amount of carbon dioxide evolved,
which was prepared by ISO/TC 61 ‘Plastics’ of the International Organization for Standardization, has been
adopted by Technical Committee CEN/TC 249 ‘Plastics’, the Secretariat of which is held by IBN, as a European
Standard.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, and conflicting national standards withdrawn, by June 2005 at the latest.
In accordance with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the follow-
ing countries are bound to implement this European Standard:
Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard ISO 17556:2003 was approved by CEN as a European Standard without
any modification.
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