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    Construction products. Assessment of release of dangerous substances. Guidance on the use of ecotoxicity tests applied to construction products

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  31-10-2017

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    European foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Terms and definitions
    3 General information on ecotoxicity assessment
    4 Sampling and transport of construction products
    5 Leaching procedures for ecotoxicological testing
    6 Aquatic ecotoxicological testing
    7 Assessment of biodegradability
    8 Terrestrial ecotoxicological testing
    Annex A (informative) - CEN/TC 351 workshop on
            Ecotoxicity, biodegradability and construction
            products on 10 April 2014 in Brussels - Conclusions
            and recommendations
    Annex B (informative) - Interface with information
            derived from REACH
    Annex C (informative) - Information on regulations
            and guidelines with relevance for ecotoxicological
            assessment of construction works with implications
            on construction products
    Annex D (informative) - Results from a European round
            robin test 'Ecotoxicological characterisation of
            eluates from construction products'
    Annex E (informative) - Evaluation of test results
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    Provides information on existing methods to test ecotoxicity of construction products.

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    This Technical Report gives information on existing methods to test ecotoxicity of construction products. Information is given on how to combine recommended leaching tests with biological tests for the aquatic environment and how to avoid possible problems, when performing biological tests. Also suitable terrestrial tests on granular construction products diluted with artificial soil are proposed for a minimum test battery.

    Reference has been made as far as possible to existing International and European Standards and guidelines.

    The test procedure described in this Technical Report is technically suitable for all construction product eluates and for terrestrial tests on granular or paste-like construction products. However, from the point of view of test efficiency it is recommended mainly for products containing organics or polymers in case chemical analysis alone is not deemed to be sufficient. For inorganic products the chemical analysis is seen as straightforward in construction product eluates and therefore the added value of data received through ecotoxicity tests is seen as limited.

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    Committee B/557
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current

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    ISO 13829:2000 Water quality Determination of the genotoxicity of water and waste water using the umu-test
    ISO 15685:2012 Soil quality — Determination of potential nitrification and inhibition of nitrification — Rapid test by ammonium oxidation
    EN ISO 11348-3:2008 Water quality - Determination of the inhibitory effect of water samples on the light emission of Vibrio fischeri (Luminescent bacteria test) - Part 3: Method using freeze-dried bacteria (ISO 11348-3:2007)
    ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
    EN ISO 11269-2:2013 Soil quality - Determination of the effects of pollutants on soil flora - Part 2: Effects of contaminated soil on the emergence and early growth of higher plants (ISO 11269-2:2012)
    ISO 16072:2002 Soil quality Laboratory methods for determination of microbial soil respiration
    EN 12457-2:2002 Characterisation of waste - Leaching - Compliance test for leaching of granular waste materials and sludges - Part 2: One stage batch test at a liquid to solid ratio of 10 l/kg for materials with particle size below 4 mm (without or with size reduction)
    CEN/TS 16637-2:2014 Construction products - Assessment of release of dangerous substances - Part 2: Horizontal dynamic surface leaching test
    ISO 11348-1:2007 Water quality Determination of the inhibitory effect of water samples on the light emission of Vibrio fischeri (Luminescent bacteria test) Part 1: Method using freshly prepared bacteria
    ISO 9439:1999 Water quality Evaluation of ultimate aerobic biodegradability of organic compounds in aqueous medium Carbon dioxide evolution test
    ISO 20079:2005 Water quality Determination of the toxic effect of water constituents and waste water on duckweed (Lemna minor) Duckweed growth inhibition test
    ISO 11269-2:2012 Soil quality — Determination of the effects of pollutants on soil flora — Part 2: Effects of contaminated soil on the emergence and early growth of higher plants
    ISO 11348-2:2007 Water quality Determination of the inhibitory effect of water samples on the light emission of Vibrio fischeri (Luminescent bacteria test) Part 2: Method using liquid-dried bacteria
    305/2011 : 2011 AMD 2 2014 REGULATION (EU) NO 305/2011 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 9 MARCH 2011 LAYING DOWN HARMONISED CONDITIONS FOR THE MARKETING OF CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS AND REPEALING COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 89/106/EEC (TEXT WITH EEA RELEVANCE)
    ISO 8692:2012 Water quality — Fresh water algal growth inhibition test with unicellular green algae
    EN ISO 16072:2011 Soil quality - Laboratory methods for determination of microbial soil respiration (ISO 16072:2002)
    EN ISO 20079:2006 Water quality - Determination of the toxic effect of water constituents and waste water on duckweed (Lemna minor) - Duckweed growth inhibition test (ISO 20079:2005)
    EN ISO 9408 : 1999 WATER QUALITY - EVALUATION OF ULTIMATE AEROBIC BIODEGRADABILITY OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN AQUEOUS MEDIUM BY DETERMINATION OF OXYGEN DEMAND IN A CLOSED RESPIROMETER
    ISO 6341:2012 Water quality — Determination of the inhibition of the mobility of Daphnia magna Straus (Cladocera, Crustacea) — Acute toxicity test
    ISO 18187:2016 Soil quality Contact test for solid samples using the dehydrogenase activity of Arthrobacter globiformis
    EN 14735:2005/AC:2006 CHARACTERIZATION OF WASTE - PREPARATION OF WASTE SAMPLES FOR ECOTOXICITY TESTS
    EN ISO 11348-2:2008 Water quality - Determination of the inhibitory effect of water samples on the light emission of Vibrio fischeri (Luminescent bacteria test) - Part 2: Method using liquid-dried bacteria (ISO 11348-2:2007)
    ISO 9408:1999 Water quality — Evaluation of ultimate aerobic biodegradability of organic compounds in aqueous medium by determination of oxygen demand in a closed respirometer
    ISO 17616:2008 Soil quality Guidance on the choice and evaluation of bioassays for ecotoxicological characterization of soils and soil materials
    ISO 11350:2012 Water quality — Determination of the genotoxicity of water and waste water — Salmonella/microsome fluctuation test (Ames fluctuation test)
    ISO 17126:2005 Soil quality Determination of the effects of pollutants on soil flora Screening test for emergence of lettuce seedlings (Lactuca sativa L.)
    ISO 5667-3:2012 Water quality Sampling Part 3: Preservation and handling of water samples
    EN ISO 11348-1:2008 Water quality - Determination of the inhibitory effect of water samples on the light emission of Vibrio fischeri (Luminescent bacteria test) - Part 1: Method using freshly prepared bacteria (ISO 11348-1:2007)
    CEN/TS 16637-1:2014 Construction products - Assessment of release of dangerous substances - Part 1: Guidance for the determination of leaching tests and additional testing steps
    ISO 15088:2007 Water quality Determination of the acute toxicity of waste water to zebrafish eggs (Danio rerio)
    ISO 7827:2010 Water quality Evaluation of the "ready", "ultimate" aerobic biodegradability of organic compounds in an aqueous medium Method by analysis of dissolved organic carbon (DOC)
    CEN/TR 16220:2011 Construction products - Assessment of release of dangerous substances - Complement to sampling
    EN 16105:2011 Paints and varnishes - Laboratory method for determination of release of substances from coatings in intermittent contact with water
    ISO 11348-3:2007 Water quality Determination of the inhibitory effect of water samples on the light emission of Vibrio fischeri (Luminescent bacteria test) Part 3: Method using freeze-dried bacteria
    EN ISO 7827:2012 WATER QUALITY - EVALUATION OF THE "READY", "ULTIMATE" AEROBIC BIODEGRADABILITY OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN AN AQUEOUS MEDIUM - METHOD BY ANALYSIS OF DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON (DOC) (ISO 7827:2010)
    EN ISO 14852:2004 Determination of the ultimate aerobic biodegradability of plastic materials in an aqueous medium - Method by analysis of evolved carbon dioxide (ISO 14852:1999)
    EN 12457-1:2002 Characterisation of waste - Leaching - Compliance test for leaching of granular waste materials and sludges - Part 1: One stage batch test at a liquid to solid ratio of 2 l/kg for materials with high solid content and with particle size below 4 mm (without or with size reduction)
    EN ISO 9439 : 2000 WATER QUALITY - EVALUATION OF ULTIMATE AEROBIC BIODEGRADABILITY OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN AQUEOUS MEDIUM - CARBON DIOXIDE EVOLUTION TEST
    EN ISO 5667-3:2012 Water quality - Sampling - Part 3: Preservation and handling of water samples (ISO 5667-3:2012)
    EN ISO 14851:2004 Determination of the ultimate aerobic biodegradability of plastic materials in an aqueous medium - Method by measuring the oxygen demand in a closed respirometer (ISO 14851:1999)
    CEN/TR 16110:2010 Characterization of waste - Guidance on the use of ecotoxicity tests applied to waste
    EN ISO 8692:2012 Water quality - Fresh water algal growth inhibition test with unicellular green algae (ISO 8692:2012)
    ISO 16240:2005 Water quality Determination of the genotoxicity of water and waste water Salmonella/microsome test (Ames test)
    CEN/TS 16637-3:2016 Construction products - Assessment of release of dangerous substances - Part 3: Horizontal up-flow percolation test
    EN 15002:2015 Characterization of waste - Preparation of test portions from the laboratory sample
    ISO/TS 20281:2006 Water quality — Guidance on statistical interpretation of ecotoxicity data
    ISO 5667-16:2017 Water quality — Sampling — Part 16: Guidance on biotesting of samples
    EN ISO 15088:2008 Water quality - Determination of the acute toxicity of waste water to zebrafish eggs (Danio rerio) (ISO 15088:2007)
    ISO 17512-1:2008 Soil quality — Avoidance test for determining the quality of soils and effects of chemicals on behaviour — Part 1: Test with earthworms (Eisenia fetida and Eisenia andrei)
    EN ISO 5667-16:2017 Water quality - Sampling - Part 16: Guidance on biotesting of samples (ISO 5667-16:2017)
    ISO 14852:1999 Determination of the ultimate aerobic biodegradability of plastic materials in an aqueous medium Method by analysis of evolved carbon dioxide
    ISO 14851:1999 Determination of the ultimate aerobic biodegradability of plastic materials in an aqueous medium Method by measuring the oxygen demand in a closed respirometer
    EN ISO 6341:2012 Water quality - Determination of the inhibition of the mobility of Daphnia magna Straus (Cladocera, Crustacea) - Acute toxicity test (ISO 6341:2012)
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