ASTM D1413-05
Historical Standard: ASTM D1413-05 Standard Test Method for Wood Preservatives by Laboratory Soil-Block Cultures
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ASTM D1413
1. Scope
1.1 This test method covers determination of the minimum amount of preservative that is effective in preventing decay of selected species of wood by selected fungi under optimum laboratory conditions.
1.2 The requirements for preparation of the material for testing and the test procedure appear in the following order:
| Section | |
| Summary of Test Method | 3 |
| Significance and Use | |
| Apparatus | 4 |
| Reagents | 5 |
| Wood and Test Blocks | 6 |
| Test Fungi | 7 |
| Culture Media | 8 |
| Preparation of Test Cultures | 9 |
| Preparation and Impregnation of Test Blocks | 10 |
| Conditioning Treated Blocks | 11 |
| Preservative Permanence: Weathering Procedure | 12 |
| Stabilization of Treated Test Blocks and Placement in Culture Bottles | 13 |
| Incubation and Duration of Test | 14 |
| Handling Test Blocks After Exposure to Test Fungi | 15 |
| Calculation of Weight Losses | 16 |
| Evaluation of Test Results | 17 |
| Refining the Threshold | 18 |
| Report | 19 |
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
D841 Specification for Nitration Grade Toluene
D1193 Specification for Reagent Water
D1758 Test Method of Evaluating Wood Preservatives by Field Tests with Stakes
D3345 Test Method for Laboratory Evaluation of Wood and Other Cellulosic Materials for Resistance to Termites
D3507 Test Methods for Penetration of Preservatives in Wood and for Differentiating Between Heartwood and Sapwood
E11 Specification for Woven Wire Test Sieve Cloth and Test Sieves
Other Standards
AWPA E10 Testing Wood Preservatives by Laboratory Soil-Block CulturesKeywords
cultures; laboratory; preservatives; soil block; Chemical analysis--wood products; Visual examination--wood preservatives; Coriolus versicolor ; Decay rates; Fungal influence/resistance; Gloephyllum trabeum ; Lentinus lepidus ; Polyporus versicolor ; Poria placenta ; Soil; Soilblock culture testing; Weight loss; Wood preservatives; Conditioning; Wood products;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 71.100.50 (Wood-protecting chemicals)
DOI: 10.1520/D1413-05
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