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STANDARDSIST EN 12579:20011DGRPHãþD
SIST EN 12579:2013
EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM
EN 12579
October 2013 ICS 65.080 Supersedes EN 12579:1999English Version
Soil improvers and growing media - Sampling
Amendements organiques et supports de culture - Echantillonnage
Bodenverbesserungsmittel und Kultursubstrate - Probenahme This European Standard was approved by CEN on 31 August 2013.
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EN 12579:2013 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword . 3 Introduction . 4 1 Scope . 5 2 Normative references . 5 3 Terms and definitions . 5 4 Requirements . 6 4.1 General . 6 4.2 Microbiological testing . 6 4.3 Moisture content . 6 5 Apparatus . 7 6 Procedure . 7 6.1 General . 7 6.2 Location and time of sampling . 8 6.3 Sampling constraints . 9 6.3.1 Limitations on the sample portion . 9 6.3.2 Number of final samples . 9 6.4 Sampling . 9 6.4.1 Number of sampling points . 9 6.4.2 Distribution of
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