DIN Standards Committee Food and Agricultural Products
Soil improvers and growing media — Determination of the aerobic biological degradation rate of organic matter — Part 2: Self-heating test for compost
Abstract
This document specifies a method to determine the aerobic biological degradation rate of organic matter using a self-heating test. This method is only applicable to composted materials. NOTE This method has been validated in an interlaboratory study with specific products that were present on the market during the study (as included in Annex A, being composted bark, biowaste compost and green compost).
Begin
2023-04-23
WI
00223104
Planned document number
DIN EN 16087-2
Project number
05702216
Responsible national committee
NA 057-03-01 AA - Soil improvers and growing media
Responsible european committee
CEN/TC 223/WG 4 - Analytical methods
draft standard
Soil improvers and growing media - Determination of the aerobic biological degradation rate of organic matter - Part 2: Self heating test for compost; German and English version prEN 16087-2:2025
2025-10
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