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  • BS 6068-5.29(2001) : 2001

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    WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE FOR DETERMINATION OF BIODEGRADABILITY IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT

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    Published date:  23-11-2012

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Principle
    5 Test environment
    6 Reagents
    7 Apparatus
    8 Test procedure
    9 Calculation and expression of results
    10 Validity of results
    11 Results of ring tests
    12 Test report
    Bibliography

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Specifies five methods DOC die-away test, the closed bottle test, the two-phase closed bottle test, the Carbon-di-oxide evolution test and carbon-di-oxide headspace test for determining the ultimate aerobic biodegradability of organic compounds in the marine environment by aerobic microorganisms in static aqueous test systems.

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    Committee EH/3/2
    Development Note Also numbered as BS ISO 16221 (03/2001) Supersedes 99/564520 DC. (07/2005) Reviewed and Confirmed by BSI, July 2006. (07/2006)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO 14593:1999 Water quality Evaluation of ultimate aerobic biodegradability of organic compounds in aqueous medium Method by analysis of inorganic carbon in sealed vessels (CO2 headspace test)
    ISO 9439:1999 Water quality Evaluation of ultimate aerobic biodegradability of organic compounds in aqueous medium Carbon dioxide evolution test
    ISO 14592-2:2002 Water quality — Evaluation of the aerobic biodegradability of organic compounds at low concentrations — Part 2: Continuous flow river model with attached biomass
    ISO 10708:1997 Water quality — Evaluation in an aqueous medium of the ultimate aerobic biodegradability of organic compounds — Determination of biochemical oxygen demand in a two-phase closed bottle test
    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)
    ISO 10707:1994 Water quality Evaluation in an aqueous medium of the "ultimate" aerobic biodegradability of organic compounds Method by analysis of biochemical oxygen demand (closed bottle test)
    ISO 14592-1:2002 Water quality — Evaluation of the aerobic biodegradability of organic compounds at low concentrations — Part 1: Shake-flask batch test with surface water or surface water/sediment suspensions
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