{"id":216156,"date":"2024-10-19T14:01:05","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T14:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/product\/uncategorized\/bs-en-8392014\/"},"modified":"2024-10-25T07:04:16","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T07:04:16","slug":"bs-en-8392014","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/product\/publishers\/bsi\/bs-en-8392014\/","title":{"rendered":"BS EN 839:2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This European Standard specifies 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.<\/p>\n<p>The method is applicable to all products which are to be applied by superficial application processes. This includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>organic solvent-based wood preservatives; or<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>organic water-dispersible formulations, as supplied or as prepared in the laboratory by dilution of concentrates; or<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>water-soluble products; or<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>chemicals which are being studied as active ingredients for application by superficial processes. This method may be used in conjunction with an ageing procedure, for example EN 73.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>PDF Catalog<\/h4>\n<table border=\"1px\" class=\"des-table\">\n<tr>\n<th>PDF Pages<\/th>\n<th>PDF Title<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>6<b><\/td>\n<td>Foreword  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>7<b><\/td>\n<td>Introduction  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>8<b><\/td>\n<td>1 Scope <br \/> 2 Normative references <br \/> 3 Terms and definitions  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>9<b><\/td>\n<td>4 Principle <br \/> 5 Test materials and apparatus <br \/> 5.1 Biological material <br \/> 5.1.1 Obligatory fungus in all cases <br \/> 5.1.2 Obligatory fungus for particular hazards <br \/> 5.1.3 Two species to be used compulsorily on the basis of the nature of the test product  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>10<b><\/td>\n<td>5.1.4 Optional fungi <br \/> 5.1.5 Maintenance of strains <br \/> 5.2 Products and reagents <br \/> 5.2.1 Culture medium <br \/> 5.2.2 Solvents and diluents  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>11<b><\/td>\n<td>5.2.3 Fumigant (if necessary) <br \/> 5.2.4 End-seal compound <br \/> 5.3 Apparatus <br \/> 6 Sampling of the preservative  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>12<b><\/td>\n<td>7 Test specimens <br \/> 7.1 Species of wood <br \/> 7.2 Wood quality <br \/> 7.3 Provision of the test specimens <br \/> 7.4 Dimensions and density of test specimens  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>13<b><\/td>\n<td>7.5 Number and distribution of test specimens <br \/> 8 Procedure <br \/> 8.1 Preparation of the untreated test specimens  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>14<b><\/td>\n<td>8.2 Preparation of the treated test specimens <br \/> 8.2.1 Preparation <br \/> 8.2.2 End-sealing <br \/> 8.2.3 Treatment with the test wood preservative <br \/> 8.2.4 Drying  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>15<b><\/td>\n<td>8.2.5 Final end-sealing <br \/> 8.2.6 Final conditioning <br \/> 8.3 Exposure to fungi <br \/> 8.4 Culture conditions and duration of test <br \/> 8.5 Assessment of test <br \/> 8.5.1 All test specimens  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>16<b><\/td>\n<td>8.5.2 Examination of the treated test specimens (e1) <br \/> 8.5.3 Validity of results <br \/> 8.5.4 Interpretation of results  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>17<b><\/td>\n<td>9 Statement of results <br \/> 10 Test report  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>19<b><\/td>\n<td>Annex A  (informative)  Test fungi <br \/> A.1 General information on maintenance and acquisition of test strains <br \/> A.2 Maintenance and treatment of test fungi  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>20<b><\/td>\n<td>A.3 Information regarding obligatory fungi  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>22<b><\/td>\n<td>Annex B  (normative)  Methods of sterilization <br \/> B.1 Ionizing radiation <br \/> B.2 Epoxyethane-based sterilant  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>23<b><\/td>\n<td>B.3 Epoxypropane-based sterilant <br \/> B.4 Steam  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>24<b><\/td>\n<td>Annex C  (informative)  Examination of colonisation <br \/> C.1 General <br \/> C.2 Procedure <br \/> C.3 Assessment of test <br \/> C.3.1 All test specimens <br \/> C.3.2 Untreated test specimens (c2) <br \/> C.3.3 Examination of the treated test specimens (c1)  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>25<b><\/td>\n<td>C.4 Validity of results <br \/> C.5 Statement of results  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>26<b><\/td>\n<td>Figure C.1 \u2015 Splitting and sampling of treated test specimens  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>27<b><\/td>\n<td>Annex D  (informative)  Example of a test report  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>28<b><\/td>\n<td>Table D.1 \u2014 Virulence control test specimens; loss in mass in percentage  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>29<b><\/td>\n<td>Table D.2 \u2014 Summary of results with Product Z  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>30<b><\/td>\n<td>Annex E  (informative)  Environmental, health and safety precautions within chemical\/biological laboratory  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>31<b><\/td>\n<td>Bibliography  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><b>Wood preservatives. Determination of the protective effectiveness against wood destroying basidiomycetes. 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