EN 15799:2022

Products used for treatment of swimming pool water - Powdered activated carbon

EN 15799:2022

Name:EN 15799:2022   Standard name:Products used for treatment of swimming pool water - Powdered activated carbon
Standard number:EN 15799:2022   language:English language
Release Date:31-May-2022   technical committee:CEN/TC 164 - Water supply
Drafting committee:CEN/TC 164/WG 9 - Drinking water treatment   ICS number:71.100.80 - Chemicals for purification of water

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2022
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 15799:2010
Kemikalije, ki se uporabljajo za pripravo bazenske vode - Aktivno oglje v prahu
Products used for treatment of swimming pool water - Powdered activated carbon
Produkte zur Aufbereitung von Schwimm-und Badebeckenwasser - Pulver-Aktivkohle
Produits utilisés pour le traitement de l'eau des piscines - Charbon actif en poudre
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 15799:2022
ICS:
13.060.25 Voda za industrijsko uporabo Water for industrial use
71.100.80 Kemikalije za čiščenje vode Chemicals for purification of
water
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 15799
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
June 2022
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 71.100.80 Supersedes EN 15799:2010
English Version
Products used for treatment of swimming pool water -
Powdered activated carbon
Produits utilisés pour le traitement de l'eau des Produkte zur Aufbereitung von Schwimm-und
piscines - Charbon actif en poudre Badebeckenwasser - Pulver-Aktivkohle
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 20 April 2022.

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.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
United Kingdom.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION

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CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2022 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 15799:2022 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Description . 5
5 Physical properties . 5
6 Purity criteria . 5
6.1 General. 5
6.2 Impurities and main by-products . 6
6.3 Water-extractable substances. 6
6.4 Specific properties . 6
7 Test methods . 6
8 Labelling - Transportation - Storage . 6
8.1 Means of delivery . 6
8.2 Risk and safety labelling according to the EU Directives . 6
8.3 Transportation regulations and labelling . 6
8.4 Marking . 7
8.5 Storage . 7
Annex A (informative) General information on powdered activated carbon . 8
Annex B (normative) General rules relating to safety . 10
Bibliography . 11

European foreword
This document (EN 15799:2022) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 164 “Water
supply”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by December 2022, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by December 2022.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 15799:2010.
In comparison with the previous edition, the following technical modifications have been made:
a) modification of 8.3 on transportation regulations and labelling, adding the sentence “The user must
be aware of the incompatibilities between transported products.”;
b) modification of 8.4 on marking. The requirements of marking are also applied to the accompanying
documents;
c) update of bibliography.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United
Kingdom.
Introduction
In respect of potential adverse effects on the quality of swimming pool water, caused by the product
covered by this document:
a) this document provides no information as to whether the product may be used without restriction
in any of the Member States of the EU or EFTA;
b) it should be noted that, while awaiting the adoption of verifiable European criteria, existing national
regulations concerning the use and/or the characteristics of this product remain in force.
NOTE Conformity with this document does not confer or imply acceptance or approval of the product in any of
the Member States of the EU or EFTA. The use of the product covered by this document is subject to regulation or
control by National Authorities.
1 Scope
This document is applicable to powdered activated carbon used for treatment of swimming pool water.
It describes the characteristics of powdered activated carbon and specifies the requirements and the
corresponding test methods for powdered activated carbon. It gives information on its use in swimming
pool water treatment.
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.
EN 12902, Products used for treatment of water intended for human consumption - Inorganic supporting
and filtering materials - Methods of test
EN 12903:2009, Products used for the treatment of water intended for human consumption - Powdered
activated carbon
3 Terms and definitions
No terms and definitions are listed in this document.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at
— IEC Electropedia: available at
4 Description
For the identification, the commercial form, and the chemical properties see the relevant subclauses
of EN 12903:2009.
For additional information on powdered activated carbon, see Annex A.
5 Physical properties
For the physical properties, the product shall conform to the requirements specified in the relevant
subclauses of EN 12903:2009.
For very small particl
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