prEN 807-1

Biological durability of wood and wood-based products - Test method against soft rotting micro-fungi and other soil inhabiting micro-organisms - Part 1: Assessment of biocidal efficacy of wood preservatives prEN 807-1

Scope

This document specifies a method of test for determining the toxic effectiveness of a wood preservative, applied to wood by full impregnation, against the microfungi which cause soft rot of wood.
The method is applicable to testing of formulated products or of their active ingredients.

NOTE A method suitable for undertaking screening tests of potential active ingredients is given in annex A.