PREN 16087-1-2018
Soil improvers and growing media - Determination of the aerobic biological activity - Part 1: Oxygen uptake rate (OUR)

Standard No.

PREN 16087-1-2018

Release Date

2018

Published By

CEN - European Committee for Standardization

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PREN 16087-1-2018

Scope

This document describes a method to determine the aerobic biological activity of growing media and soil improvers or constituents thereof by measuring the oxygen uptake rate (OUR). The oxygen uptake rate is an indicator of the extent to which biodegradable organic matter is being broken down within a specified time period. The method is not suitable for material with a content of particle sizes > 10 mm exceeding 20 %.

PREN 16087-1-2018 history

• 2018 PREN 16087-1-2018 Soil improvers and growing media - Determination of the aerobic biological activity - Part 1: Oxygen uptake rate (OUR)