BS 5551-2.8:1991

This standard BS 5551-2.8:1991 Fertilizers. Sampling is classified in these ICS categories:

• 65.080 Fertilizers

This International Standard specifies methods for the preparation of test samples and test portions from laboratory samples of solid fertilizer for subsequent chemical or physical analysis. It does not cover the preparation of samples for certain physical tests which require test portions of more than 2 kg.

This International Standard is applicable to all solid fertilizers.

Preparation of samples including those that are difficult to grind mechanically, that contain organic matter and that comprise several different materials.