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BS EN 12579:2013

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Soil improvers and growing media. Sampling

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BSI 2013 18
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This European Standard specifies methods for sampling soil improvers and growing media (excluding liming materials) for subsequent determination of quality and quantity. It outlines the principles to be taken into consideration when taking the sample and ensuring an adequate quantity is available for testing.

This standard only applies to material in solid form, including pre-shaped media.

This standard is intended to be used by manufacturers, buyers and enforcement agencies in verifying claims made for these products. It is not intended that it should necessarily be used for the purpose of manufacturing control.

The requirements of this standard may differ from the national legal requirements for the declaration of the product concerned.

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PDF Pages PDF Title
5 Foreword
6 Introduction
7 1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
8 4 Requirements
4.1 General
4.2 Microbiological testing
4.3 Moisture content
9 5 Apparatus
6 Procedure
6.1 General
10 Figure 1 — Procedure to be used for product that is both in packages as well as in the loose (bulk) state
6.2 Location and time of sampling
11 6.3 Sampling constraints
6.3.1 Limitations on the sample portion
6.3.2 Number of final samples
6.4 Sampling
6.4.1 Number of sampling points
6.4.2 Distribution of sampling points
12 6.4.3 Volume of samples
6.4.4 Incremental samples
13 6.5 Final sample
7 Packing and labelling of the final samples
7.1 General
7.2 Labelling
14 8 Sampling report
9 Dispatch of samples
15 Annex A (informative) Final sample size required
16 Bibliography
BS EN 12579:2013
$102.76