ASTM D1413-05a

Standard Test Method for Wood Preservatives by Laboratory Soil-Block Cultures

SCOPE
1.1 This test method covers determination of the minimum amount of preservative that is effective in preventing decay of selected species of wood by selected fungi under optimum laboratory conditions.
1.2 The requirements for preparation of the material for testing and the test procedure appear in the following order:SectionSummary of Test Method3Significance and UseApparatus4Reagents5Wood and Test Blocks6Test Fungi7Culture Media8Preparation of Test Cultures9Preparation and Impregnation of Test Blocks10Conditioning Treated Blocks11Preservative Permanence: Weathering Procedure12Stabilization of Treated Test Blocks and Placement in Culture Bottles13Incubation and Duration of Test14Handling Test Blocks After Exposure to Test Fungi15Calculation of Weight Losses16Evaluation of Test Results17Refining the Threshold18Report19
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Aug-2005
• ICS: 71.100.50 - Wood-protecting chemicals
• Technical Committee: D07 - Wood
• Drafting Committee: D07.06 - Treatments for Wood Products

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM D1413-05 - Standard Test Method for Wood Preservatives by Laboratory Soil-Block Cultures
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2005
• Replaced By: ASTM D1413-05b - Standard Test Method for Wood Preservatives by Laboratory Soil-Block Cultures
• Effective Date: 15-Sep-2005
• Referred By: ASTM D7031-11(2019) - Standard Guide for Evaluating Mechanical and Physical Properties of Wood-Plastic Composite Products
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2005
• Referred By: ASTM D7032-21 - Standard Specification for Establishing Performance Ratings for Wood-Plastic Composite and Plastic Lumber Deck Boards, Stair Treads, Guards, and Handrails
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2005
• Referred By: ASTM D3345-22 - Standard Test Method for Laboratory Evaluation of Wood for Resistance to Subterranean Termites
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2005

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:D1413–05a
Standard Test Method for
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Wood Preservatives by Laboratory Soil-Block Cultures
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D1413; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope D1758 Test Method for Evaluating Wood Preservatives
with Stakes
1.1 This test method covers determination of the minimum
D3345 Test Method for Laboratory Evaluation of Wood
amount of preservative that prevents decay of selected species
and other Cellulostic Materials for Resistance to Termites
of wood by selected fungi under optimum laboratory condi-
D3507 Test Method for Penetration of Preservatives in
tions.
Wood and Differentiating Between Heartwood and Sap-
1.2 The requirements for preparation of the material for
wood.
testing and the test procedure appear in the following order:
E11 Specification for Wire Cloth and Sieves for Testing
Section Title Section
Purposes
Summary of Test Method 3
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Significance and Use 4
2.2 Other Standards:
Apparatus 5
AWPA E-1-01 Testing Wood Preservatives by Soil Block
Reagents 6
Cultures
Wood and Test Blocks 7
Test Fungi 8
Culture Media 9
3. Summary of Test Method
Preparation of Test Cultures 10
3.1 Conditioned blocks of wood are impregnated with
Preparation and Impregnation of Test Blocks 11
Conditioning Treated Blocks 12
different concentration solutions of a preservative in water or
Preservative Permanence: Weathering Procedure 13
suitable organic solvent to produce a series of retentions of the
Stabilization of Treated Test Blocks and Placement in Culture 14
preservatives in the blocks. After periods of conditioning or
Bottles
Incubation and Duration of Test 15
weathering,theimpregnatedblocksareexposedtooneormore
Handling Test Blocks After Exposure to Test Fungi 16
strains of wood-destroying fungi, one fungus for each test
Calculation of Weight Losses 17
series. The minimum amount of preservative that in the
Evaluation of Test Results 18
Refining the Threshold 19
prescribed testing protects the impregnated blocks against
Report 20
decay by a given test fungus is defined as the threshold
Precision and Bias 21
retention for that organism. Failure to protect is evidenced by
Keywords 22
loss of wood from the treated wood blocks, as indicated by a
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
loss in weight.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3.2 Provision must be made for coordinated preparation of
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
the test cultures and for impregnation, conditioning, or weath-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
ering and conditioning, of the test blocks.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
4. Significance and Use
2. Referenced Documents
4.1 This test method is useful in the development of new
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
wood preservatives and preservative systems by evaluating the
D841 Specification for Nitration Grade Toluene
minimum preservative retention to prevent decay under labo-
D1193 Specification for Reagent Water
ratory conditions. The results are used to facilitate target
retentions in subsequent tests for effectiveness against termites
1 (see Test Method D3345) and in field stakes (see Test Method
This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D07 on Wood
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D07.06 on Treatments for Wood D1758). The sections on Treatment and Preservative Perma-
Products.
nence are referenced by other ASTM standards. The method
Current edition approved Sept. 1, 2005. Published September 2005. Originally
can be useful to determine if different manufacturing methods
approved in 1949. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as D1413–05.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
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Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on American Wood Preservers’ Association (AWPA), P.O. Box 388, Selma,
the ASTM website. Alabama 36702 (www.awpa.com).
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