NBN ISO 16636:2025

Plastics — Disintegration field test of plastics under water environmental conditions (ISO 16636:2025)

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About this standard

Languages
English
Type
NBN
Standards committee
ISO/TC 61/SC 14 (Environmental aspects)
Status
ACTIVE
Publication date
03 September 2025
ICS Code
13.020.40 (Pollution, pollution control and conservation)
83.080.01 (Plastics in general)
Withdrawn Date
Price
€ 92,00

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Summary

< p class=" MsoBodyText" > < span lang=" EN-GB" > This document specifies test methods for the determination of the degree of disintegration of plastic materials floating in water.< / span>


< p class=" Note" > < span lang=" EN-GB" > NOTE< span style=" mso-tab-count: 1 " >             < / span> The disintegration test is a field test performed under natural environmental conditions in a part of the sublittoral zone, the shores of lakes or rivers, and the test samples are immersed to a depth between 1,5 m to 3 m from water surface.< / span>


< p class=" MsoBodyText" > < span lang=" EN-GB" > This document specifies the general requirements of the apparatus and the procedures for using the test methods described.< / span>


< p class=" MsoBodyText" > < span lang=" EN-GB" > This document is not suitable for the assessment of disintegration caused by heat or light exposure.< / span>


< p class=" MsoBodyText" > < span lang=" EN-GB" > The described field test is a disintegration test and not a biodegradation test. Therefore, it cannot be used for demonstrating biodegradation or for making unqualified claims such as “biodegradable in marine environment” and similar.< / span>