Standard Tests for Biodegradable Polymers using Liquid Media

5 Standard Tests for Biodegradable Polymers using Liquid Media 

The evaluation of the biodegradability of low MW chemicals has been an issue for many years, and a number of standard methods are available in this field [52] (Table 2.1). 

At the beginning of the 1990s the first attempts were made to establish standard testing conditions to measure and evaluate the biodegradation of nonwater-soluble polymeric materials and the first standards, often modifications of existing standards to assess the biodegradability of low MW substances, were published by the American 

303 A - 2001 Aerobic sewage treatment activated sludge units 

306 (2002) Biodegradability in seawater, aerobic mineralisation in surface water-simulation biodegradation test 

303 A-2001 Aerobic Sewage Treatment Activated Sludge Units 

310 draft (2002) Ready biodegradability CO2 in sealed vessels (Headspace test) 

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