BS EN ISO 18830:2017 specifies a test method to determine the degree and rate of aerobic
biodegradation of plastic materials when settled on marine sandy sediment at the interface between
seawater and the seafloor, by measuring the oxygen demand in a closed respirometer.
Measurement of aerobic biodegradation can also be obtained by monitoring the carbon dioxide
evolution. This is not in the scope of this International Standard but of ISO 19679.
This test method is a simulation under laboratory conditions of the habitat found in different
seawater/sediment-areas in the sea, e.g. in a benthic zone where sunlight reaches the ocean floor
(photic zone) that, in marine science, is called sublittoral zone
The determination of biodegradation of plastic materials buried in marine sediment is outside the
scope of this International Standard.
The conditions described in this International Standard may not always correspond to the optimum
conditions for the maximum degree of biodegradation to occur.
Cross References:ISO 14851:1999
ISO 8245
ISO 10210
OECD TG 308
ISO 19679
Incorporates the following:Corrigendum, March 2018
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| ISBN(s) : | 9780580980015 |
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| Number of Pages : | 16 |
| Product Code(s) : | 30358345, 30358345, 30358345 |
| Published : | 03/19/2018 |
| Same As : | BS EN ISO 18830:2017 |
