DS/EN 16087-1:2012
Soil improvers and growing media - Determination of the aerobic biological activity - Part 1: Oxygen uptake rate (OUR)

Standard No.

DS/EN 16087-1:2012

Release Date

2012

Published By

Danish Standards Foundation

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DS/EN 16087-1:2012

Scope

This European Standard 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 %.

DS/EN 16087-1:2012 history

• 2012 DS/EN 16087-1:2012 Soil improvers and growing media - Determination of the aerobic biological activity - Part 1: Oxygen uptake rate (OUR)