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25/30507084 DC
Draft BS EN 13040-1 Soil improvers and growing media - Sample preparation Part 1: Sample preparation for chemical and physical tests, determination of dry matter content, moisture content and laboratory bulk density
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25/30507084 DC
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24
Released:
2025-10-10
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25/30507084 DC
This standard 25/30507084 DC Draft BS EN 13040-1 Soil improvers and growing media - Sample preparation is classified in these ICS categories:
65.080 Fertilizers
This document specifies a routine method for preparing a sample of organic soil improver, inorganic soil improver, growing medium, compost or digestate prior to chemical analysis and physical testing. The procedures described herein apply only to those samples that are supplied to a laboratory in the form in which they will be used for their intended purpose and to samples with a manufacturer’s guidance for reconstitution. NOTE 1 The determination of the laboratory bulk density is given in Annex A. NOTE 2 The results of an interlaboratory trial to determine moisture content are given in Annex B. NOTE 3 The results of an interlaboratory trial to determine laboratory bulk density are given in Annex B.