prEN 18300

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-marec-2026
Izboljševalci tal in rastni substrati - Metode določanja kadmija, svinca, niklja,
šestvalentnega kroma, živega srebra, anorganskega arzena, fosfonatov, celotnega
kroma in biološko razpoložljivega niklja
Soil improvers and growing media - Methods for the determination of cadmium, lead,
nickel, hexavalent chromium, mercury, inorganic arsenic, phosphonates, total chromium
and bioavailable nickel content
Bodenverbesserungsmittel und Kultursubstrate - Bestimmung spezifischer
Kontaminanten
Amendements du sol et supports de culture - Méthodes pour la détermination de la
teneur en cadmium, en plomb, en nickel, en chrome hexavalent, en mercure, en arsenic
inorganique, en phosphonates, en chrome total et en nickel biodisponible
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 18300
ICS:
65.080 Gnojila Fertilizers
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
January 2026
ICS 65.080
English Version
Soil improvers and growing media - Methods for the
determination of cadmium, lead, nickel, hexavalent
chromium, mercury, inorganic arsenic, phosphonates, total
chromium and bioavailable nickel content
Amendements du sol et supports de culture - Méthodes Bodenverbesserungsmittel und Kultursubstrate -
pour la détermination de la teneur en cadmium, en Verfahren zur Bestimmung des Gehalts an Cadmium,
plomb, en nickel, en chrome hexavalent, en mercure, en Blei, Nickel, sechswertigem Chrom, Quecksilber,
arsenic inorganique, en phosphonates, en chrome total anorganischem Arsen, Phosphonaten, Gesamtchrom
et en nickel biodisponible und bioverfügbarem Nickel
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CEN/TC 223.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Sampling and sample preparation . 6
5 Determination . 6
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship of this European Standard and the essential requirements of
Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 making available on the market of EU fertilising products
aimed to be covered . 8
Bibliography . 11

European foreword
This document (prEN 18300:2026) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 223 “Soil
improvers and growing media”, the secretariat of which is held by NEN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CEN by the European
Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
Member States.
For the relationship with EU Legislation, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
Introduction
Different product functions warrant different product safety, quality and quantity requirements adapted
to their different intended uses. EU fertilizing products have therefore been divided into different product
function categories (PFCs), which are subject to specific safety, quality and quantity requirements, as
specified in the Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 [1].
Soil improvers have been classified as PFC 3, growing media have been classified as PFC 4. The specific
safety and quality requirements in relation to specific parameters are specified in this document, as well
as normative references of the test methods to be used to assess the compliance with the related
requirement.
1 Scope
This document refers to methods to be used for the determination of specific parameters in soil
improvers and growing media, but does not contain the methods themselves. The specific parameters in
this document include:
— the cadmium content;
— the lead content;
— the nickel content;
— the chromium (VI) content;
— the mercury content;
— the inorganic arsenic content;
— the phosphonates content;
— the total chromium content;
— the bioavailable nickel content.
This document is applicable to the fertilizing product blends where a blend is a mix of two or more
fertilising products belonging to the categories of fertilizers, liming material, soil improvers, growing
media, inhibitors and plant biostimulants, and where soil improvers and/or growing media are the
components with the highest percentage in the blend by mass or volume, or in the case of products in
liquid form by dry mass. If the soil improvers and/or growing media are not the components with the
highest percentage in the blend, the European Standard relevant to the component with the highest
percentage in the blend applies. In case a blend is composed of fertilising products mixed in equal
quantities, the user of the standard decides which standard to apply.
NOTE A soil improver or a growing medium consists of a single bulky (volume-building) component or a mix
of bulky (volume-building) components (for example peat, wood fibres, coconut coir, compost, expanded perlite).
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
prEN 17732:2025, Soil improvers and growing media — Terminology
EN 12579:2024, Soil improvers and growing media — Sampling
prEN 13040-1:2025, So
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