SIST EN 12225:2021

Geosynthetics - Method for determining the microbiological resistance by a soil burial test

This standard specifies a method for the determination of the microbiological resistance of geotextiles and geotextile-related products by a soil burial test. It does not specify for which products or in which applications the soil burial test is required. Further reference should be made to CR ISO 13434.

Geokunststoffe - Prüfverfahren zur Bestimmung der mikrobiologischen Beständigkeit durch einen Erdeingrabungsversuch

Dieses Dokument legt ein Verfahren zur Bestimmung der mikrobiologischen Beständigkeit von Geokunststoffen, einschließlich denen, die aus Naturfasern und biologisch abbaubaren Polymeren bestehen, durch einen Erdeingrabungsversuch fest.
ANMERKUNG   Erfahrungen und die Ausgrabung von Geokunststoffen, die sich in manchen Fällen über mehr als zwei Jahrzehnte als beständig erwiesen haben, zeigen, dass Geokunststoffe aus synthetischen Materialien im Allgemeinen gegenüber mikrobiologisch ausgelöstem Zerfall resistent sind. Es kann deshalb erwartet werden, dass die meisten der gegenwärtigen handelsüblichen Produkte den Erdeingrabungsversuch erfolgreich bestehen werden und dass es wahrscheinlich nicht notwendig ist, sie alle unabhängig von ihrer Funktion dieser Prüfung zu unterziehen. Wenn jedoch die Anforderungen an ausreichende Funktion der Geokunststoffe den Nachweis der mikrobiologischen Beständigkeit erfordern oder wenn sie aus neuentwickelten Polymeren hergestellt sind, deren Beständigkeit anzuzweifeln ist, kann der Erdeingrabungsversuch zusätzliche Informationen liefern.

Géosynthetics - Méthode pour la détermination de la résistance microbiologique par un essai d'enfouissement

Ce document présente une méthode de détermination de la résistance microbiologique des
géosynthétiques incluant ceux constitués de fibres naturelles et de polymères biodégradables par un
essai d'enfouissement dans le sol.
NOTE L'expérience sur des géosynthétiques extraits après un enfouissement, pouvant dans certains cas
dépasser 20 ans, a montré que les produits composés de matières plastiques sont en général résistants à une
dégradation microbienne amorcée. On peut par conséquent s'attendre à ce que la plupart des produits actuellement
disponibles sur le marché obtiennent un résultat positif à l'essai d'enfouissement ; il ne sera probablement pas
nécessaire de les soumettre tous, indépendamment de leur fonction à laquelle ils sont destinés, à cet essai.
Cependant, si les exigences relatives à un emploi adéquat des produits concernés nécessitent de démontrer leur
résistance microbiologique, ou, s'ils ont été fabriqués à partir de polymères récemment mis au point pour lesquels
la résistance microbiologique n'a pas été établie, il convient d'effectuer l'essai d'enfouissement.

Geosintetika - Metoda ugotavljanja mikrobiološke odpornosti s preskusom zakopavanja v zemljo

General Information

• Status: Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 03-Nov-2019
• Publication Date: 30-Nov-2020
• ICS: 07.100.99 - Other standards related to microbiology
• ICS: 59.080.70 - Geotextiles
• Technical Committee: ITEK - Textile and textile products
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 25-Nov-2020
• Due Date: 30-Jan-2021
• Completion Date: 01-Dec-2020
• Directive: 305/2011 - Regulation (eu) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 march 2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing council directive 89/106/eec
• Ref Project: EN 12225:2020 - Geosynthetics - Method for determining the microbiological resistance by a soil burial test

Relations

• Replaces: SIST EN 12225:2001 - Geotextiles and geotextile-related products - Method for determining the microbiological resistance by a soil burial test
• Effective Date: 01-Jan-2021
• Replaces: SIST EN 12225:2001 - Geotextiles and geotextile-related products - Method for determining the microbiological resistance by a soil burial test
• Effective Date: 08-Jun-2022

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 12225:2021
01-januar-2021
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 12225:2001
Geosintetika - Metoda ugotavljanja mikrobiološke odpornosti s preskusom
zakopavanja v zemljo
Geosynthetics - Method for determining the microbiological resistance by a soil burial
test
Geokunststoffe - Prüfverfahren zur Bestimmung der mikrobiologischen Beständigkeit
durch einen Erdeingrabungsversuch
Géosynthetics - Méthode pour la détermination de la résistance microbiologique par un
essai d'enfouissement
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 12225:2020
ICS:
07.100.99 Drugi standardi v zvezi z Other standards related to
mikrobiologijo microbiology
59.080.70 Geotekstilije Geotextiles
SIST EN 12225:2021 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EN 12225
EUROPEAN STANDARD

NORME EUROPÉENNE

November 2020
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 59.080.70; 07.100.99 Supersedes EN 12225:2000
English Version

Geosynthetics - Method for determining the
microbiological resistance by a soil burial test
Géosynthétiques - Méthode de détermination de la Geokunststoffe - Prüfverfahren zur Bestimmung der
résistance microbiologique par un test mikrobiologischen Beständigkeit durch einen
d'enfouissement dans le sol Erdeingrabungsversuch
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 11 October 2020.

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

EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG

CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2020 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 12225:2020 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

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EN 12225:2020 (E)
Contents   Page
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Terms and definitions . 4
4 Principle . 5
5 Reagents and apparatus . 5
5.1 Test soil . 5
5.2 Cotton fabric . 6
5.3 Microbicides . 6
5.4 Container . 6
6 Specimens . 6
7 Test climate . 6
8 Procedure. 6
8.1 Biological activity . 6
8.2 Testing of specimens . 7
8.2.1 Active test . 7
8.2.2 Incubation . 7
8.2.3 Cleaning of specimens . 7
8.2.4 Evaluation of tests . 7
9 Test report . 8

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SIST EN 12225:2021
EN 12225:2020 (E)
European foreword
This document (EN 12225:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 189
“Geosynthetics”, the secretariat of which is held by NBN.
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 May 2021, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by May 2021.
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 12225:2000.
Compared with EN 12225:2000 the following modifications have been made:
— revision of the entire document and adaptation to the current rules of structuring and drafting;
— revision of the normative references in the entire document and Clause 2;
— references to the terminological databases of ISO and IEC included in Clause 3;
— the bibliography has been deleted.
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.

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SIST EN 12225:2021
EN 12225:2020 (E)
1 Scope
This document specifies a method for the determination of the microbiological resistance of
geosynthetics including those of natural fibres and biodegradable polymers by a soil burial test.
NOTE Experience and exhumation of geosynthetics which had performed successfully, in some cases for
more than two decades, indicate that geosynthetics made out of synthetic materials are generally resistant against
microbial initiated decay. It can therefore be expected that most of these products commercially available at the
present time will pass the soil burial test successfully and it is probably not necessary to submit them all to this
test independent of their function. However, if the requirements for appropriate functioning of the geosynthetics
demand proof of microbiological resistance or if they are manufactured from newly developed polymers whose
resistance is in any doubt, the soil burial test can provide additional information.
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 12226, Geosynthetics — General tests for evaluation following durability testing
EN ISO 291, Plastics — Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing (ISO 291)
EN ISO 11721-1:2001, Textiles — Determination of the resistance of cellulose-containing textiles to micro-
organisms — Soil burial test — Part 1: Assessment of rot-retardant finishing (ISO 11721-1:2001)
EN ISO 13934-1, Textiles — Tensile properties of fabrics — Part 1: Determination of maximum force and
elongation at maximum force using the strip method (ISO 13934-1)
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— IEC Elec
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 12225:2019
01-oktober-2019
Geosintetika - Metoda ugotavljanja mikrobiološke odpornosti s preskusom
zakopavanja v zemljo
Geosynthetics - Method for determining the microbiological resistance by a soil burial
test
Geokunststoffe - Prüfverfahren zur Bestimmung der mikrobiologischen Beständigkeit
durch einen Erdeingrabungsversuch
Géosynthetics - Méthode pour la détermination de la résistance microbiologique par un
essai d'enfouissement
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 12225
ICS:
07.100.99 Drugi standardi v zvezi z Other standards related to
mikrobiologijo microbiology
59.080.70 Geotekstilije Geotextiles
oSIST prEN 12225:2019 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 12225
NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM

September 2019
ICS Will supersede EN 12225:2000
English Version

Geosynthetics - Method for determining the
microbiological resistance by a soil burial test
Géosynthetics - Méthode pour la détermination de la Geokunststoffe - Prüfverfahren zur Bestimmung der
résistance microbiologique par un essai mikrobiologischen Beständigkeit durch einen
d'enfouissement Erdeingrabungsversuch
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 189.

If this draft becomes a European Standard, 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.

This draft European Standard was established by CEN 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.

Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.


EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION

EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG

CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2019 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 12225:2019 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

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oSIST prEN 12225:2019
prEN 12225:2019 (E)
Contents
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Terms and definitions . 4
4 Principle . 5
5 Reagents and apparatus . 5
5.1 Test soil . 5
5.2 Cotton fabric . 6
5.3 Microbicides . 6
5.4 Container . 6
6 Specimens . 6
7 Test climate . 6
8 Procedure. 6
8.1 Biological activity . 6
8.2 Testing of specimens . 7
8.2.1 Active test . 7
8.2.2 Incubation . 7
8.2.3 Cleaning of specimens . 7
8.2.4 Evaluation tests . 7
9 Test report . 8

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oSIST prEN 12225:2019
prEN 12225:2019 (E)
European foreword
This document (prEN 12225:2019) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 189
“Geosynthetics”, the secretariat of which is held by NBN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 12225:2000.
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oSIST prEN 12225:2019
prEN 12225:2019 (E)
1 Scope
This document specifies a method for the determination of the microbiological resistance of
geosynthetics by a soil burial test.
NOTE Experience and exhumation of geosynthetics which had performed successfully, in some cases for
more than two decades, indicate that geosynthetics made out of synthetic materials are generally resistant against
microbial initiated decay. It can therefore be expected that most of these products commercially available at the
present time will pass the soil burial test successfully and it is probably not necessary to submit them all to this
test independent of their function. However, if the requirements for appropriate functioning of the geosynthetics
demand proof of microbiological resistance or if they are manufactured from newly developed polymers whose
resistance is in any doubt, the soil burial test should be performed.
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 12226, Geosynthetics - General tests for evaluation following durability testing
EN ISO 291, Plastics - Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing (ISO 291)
EN ISO 11721-1:2001, Textiles - Determination of the resistance of cellulose-containing textiles to micro-
organisms - Soil burial test - Part 1: Assessment of rot-retardant finishing (ISO 11721-1:2001)
EN ISO 13934-1, Textiles - Tensile properties of fabrics - Part 1: Determination of maximum force and
elongation at maximum force using the strip method (ISO 13934-1)
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
microbiological resistance
resistance of a geotextile or geotextile-related product to attack by bacteria or fungi
Note 1 to entry
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