ISO/TC 61/SC 14
| Project No. | ISO 16636:2025 |
|---|---|
| Title | <p class="MsoBodyText"><span lang="EN-GB">This document specifies test methods for the determination of the degree of disintegration of plastic materials floating in water.</span></p> <p class="Note"><span lang="EN-GB">NOTE<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The disintegration test is a field test performed under natural environmental conditions in a part of the sublittoral zone, the shores of lakes or rivers, and the test samples are immersed to a depth between 1,5 m to 3 m from water surface.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span lang="EN-GB">This document specifies the general requirements of the apparatus and the procedures for using the test methods described.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span lang="EN-GB">This document is not suitable for the assessment of disintegration caused by heat or light exposure.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span lang="EN-GB">The described field test is a disintegration test and not a biodegradation test. Therefore, it cannot be used for demonstrating biodegradation or for making unqualified claims such as “biodegradable in marine environment” and similar.</span></p> |
| Registration number (WIID) | 84746 |
| Scope | <p class="MsoBodyText"><span lang="EN-GB">This document specifies test methods for the determination of the degree of disintegration of plastic materials floating in water.</span></p> <p class="Note"><span lang="EN-GB">NOTE<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The disintegration test is a field test performed under natural environmental conditions in a part of the sublittoral zone, the shores of lakes or rivers, and the test samples are immersed to a depth between 1,5 m to 3 m from water surface.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span lang="EN-GB">This document specifies the general requirements of the apparatus and the procedures for using the test methods described.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span lang="EN-GB">This document is not suitable for the assessment of disintegration caused by heat or light exposure.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span lang="EN-GB">The described field test is a disintegration test and not a biodegradation test. Therefore, it cannot be used for demonstrating biodegradation or for making unqualified claims such as “biodegradable in marine environment” and similar.</span></p> |
| Status | Standarts spēkā |
| ICS group | 83.080.01 13.020.40 |