Foreword

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ISO 16869 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 61, Plastics, Subcommittee SC 6, Ageing, chemical and environmental resistance.

This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 16869:2001), of which it constitutes a minor technical revision. The main changes are an increase in the maximum diameter of the test specimen to 4 cm (see 6.1) and the introduction of centrifuging operations in the preparation of the spore suspension in 8.4.1.

BS ISO 16869:2008

Plastics. Assessment of the effectiveness of fungistatic compounds in plastics formulations

Current, Under Review

Published:

31 Jul 2008