SIST EN 13039:2012
(Main)Soil improvers and growing media - Determination of organic content and ash
Soil improvers and growing media - Determination of organic content and ash
This European Standard specifies a routine method for determining the organic matter and the ash content of soil improvers and growing media.
This method is not applicable to liming materials and preformed materials such as mineral wool slabs and foam slabs.
NOTE The requirements of the standard may differ from the national legal requirements for the declaration of the products concerned.
Bodenverbesserungsmittel und Kultursubstrate - Bestimmung des Gehaltes an organischer Substanz und Asche
Diese Europäische Norm legt ein allgemeines Verfahren zur routinemäßigen Bestimmung des Gehaltes an organischer Substanz und Asche von Bodenverbesserungsmitteln und Kultursubstraten fest.
Dieses Verfahren gilt nicht für Calcium /Magnesium Bodenverbesserungsmittel und vorgeformte Materialien wie Mineralwollplatten und Schaumplatten.
Die Anforderungen der Norm können von den nationalen gesetzlichen Vorgaben bezüglich der Deklaration der erwähnten Produkte abweichen.
Amendements du sol et supports de culture - Détermination de la matière organique et des cendres
La présente Norme européenne spécifie une méthode de détermination de routine de la teneur en matière
organique et en cendres des amendements du sol et supports de culture.
La présente méthode n’est pas applicable aux amendements minéraux basiques, ni aux matériaux préformés
tels que les blocs de laine minérale ou de mousse.
Les exigences de la norme peuvent diverger par rapport aux législations nationales en ce qui concerne la
déclaration des produits concernés. Les exigences de cette norme peuvent diverger par rapport aux
exigences nationales en matière de déclaration des produits concernés.
Izboljševalci tal in rastni substrati - Določevanje organske snovi in pepela
Ta evropski standard določa rutinsko metodo za določevanje organske snovi in pepela v izboljševalcih tal ali rastnih substratih. Ta metoda se ne uporablja za sredstva za apnjenje in predhodno oblikovane materiale, kot so plošče iz mineralne volne ali pene. Zahteve iz tega standarda se lahko razlikujejo od nacionalnih zakonskih zahtev za deklaracijo zadevnih izdelkov.
General Information
- Status
- Published
- Public Enquiry End Date
- 28-Feb-2010
- Publication Date
- 24-Jan-2012
- Technical Committee
- KAT - Soil quality
- Current Stage
- 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
- Start Date
- 20-Jan-2012
- Due Date
- 26-Mar-2012
- Completion Date
- 25-Jan-2012
Relations
- Effective Date
- 01-Mar-2012
- Effective Date
- 01-Nov-2025
Overview
EN 13039:2011 (CEN) specifies a routine laboratory method for the determination of organic matter and ash content in soil improvers and growing media. The method uses drying and controlled ignition (loss on ignition) to quantify organic and residual mineral fractions of a dried test sample. Note: the standard does not apply to liming materials or preformed materials such as mineral wool or foam slabs.
This European Standard is intended to support consistent product characterization, quality control and harmonised reporting across laboratories in CEN member countries. It also highlights that national legal declaration requirements may differ from the Standard's requirements.
Key Topics
- Scope and applicability: Routine determination for soil improvers and growing media; excludes liming and certain preformed substrates.
- Principle: Dry the test portion (oven drying) and determine ash by controlled combustion. Organic matter is taken as the loss in mass on ignition at 450 ± 25 °C; ash is the residual mineral matter.
- Apparatus and sample size: Typical apparatus includes a drying oven (103 ± 2 °C), electric muffle furnace (450 ± 25 °C and 550 ± 25 °C), fused silica basins (~5 g sample capacity), desiccator and analytical balance (0.001 g readability).
- Procedure highlights:
- Prepare the test sample in accordance with EN 13040:2007.
- Preheat basins in a muffle furnace at 550 ± 25 °C to remove volatiles, then cool in a desiccator and weigh (m0).
- Spread approximately 5 g of sample in the basin and dry at 103 ± 2 °C, repeating heating and weighing until mass change < 0.01 g (m1).
- Ignite in a muffle furnace raised to 450 ± 25 °C, maintain (typically 6 h plus additional heating) and repeat weighing until mass change < 0.01 g (m2).
- Calculate organic matter and ash as percentage of the dried sample using the specified formulas.
- Precision: The standard refers to precision results from an interlaboratory trial (see Annex A) and ISO 5725 for accuracy and precision assessment.
Applications
- Routine quality control for manufacturers of soil improvers and growing media.
- Laboratory testing to support product specification, batch release and comparative studies.
- Regulatory and conformity assessment where standardized test methods are required for reporting organic content and ash.
Related Standards
- EN 12579:1999 - Sampling of soil improvers and growing media.
- EN 13040:2007 - Sample preparation, dry matter and moisture determination.
- ISO 5725 (all parts) - Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results.
For test reporting, EN 13039:2011 requires full sample identification, reference to the Standard, results per Clause 7, and notation of any deviations or unusual observations.
Frequently Asked Questions
SIST EN 13039:2012 is a standard published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Soil improvers and growing media - Determination of organic content and ash". This standard covers: This European Standard specifies a routine method for determining the organic matter and the ash content of soil improvers and growing media. This method is not applicable to liming materials and preformed materials such as mineral wool slabs and foam slabs. NOTE The requirements of the standard may differ from the national legal requirements for the declaration of the products concerned.
This European Standard specifies a routine method for determining the organic matter and the ash content of soil improvers and growing media. This method is not applicable to liming materials and preformed materials such as mineral wool slabs and foam slabs. NOTE The requirements of the standard may differ from the national legal requirements for the declaration of the products concerned.
SIST EN 13039:2012 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 65.080 - Fertilizers. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
SIST EN 13039:2012 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to SIST EN 13039:2001, oSIST prEN 13039:2025. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
SIST EN 13039:2012 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: TP136. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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Standards Content (Sample)
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Bodenverbesserungsmittel und Kultursubstrate - Bestimmung des Gehaltes an organischer Substanz und AscheAmendements du sol et supports de culture - Détermination de la matière organique et des cendresSoil improvers and growing media - Determination of organic content and ash65.080GnojilaFertilizersICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 13039:2011SIST EN 13039:2012en,fr,de01-marec-2012SIST EN 13039:2012SLOVENSKI
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EN 13039
November 2011 ICS 65.080 Supersedes EN 13039:1999English Version
Soil improvers and growing media - Determination of organic matter content and ash
Amendements du sol et supports de culture - Détermination de la matière organique et des cendres
Bodenverbesserungsmittel und Kultursubstrate - Bestimmung des Gehaltes an organischer Substanz und Asche This European Standard was approved by CEN on 17 September 2011.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.
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