CEN/TC 38/WG 12 - Creosotes

This European standard specifies the reference method for determining the penetration and retention of creosote in timber freshly-treated with creosote, principally in order to ascertain whether the treated timber conforms to specifications written in terms of EN 351-1. It also provides guidance on the acquisition of test samples and their handling between sampling and analysis.

This part of EN 1014 specifies a method for the determination of benzo(a)pyrene in creosote using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). This standard is only applicable to creosotes containing more than 30 mg/kg benzo(a)pyrene.

This part of EN 1014 specifies a procedure for obtaining a sample of creosoted timber for subsequent analysis.

This Part of EN 1014 specifies a high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method for the determination of the water-extractable phenols content of creosote. For reasons of precision, this standard is applicable to the determination of the water-extractable phenols content of creosotes containing more than 10 g of water-extractable phenols/kg of creosote.

This part of EN 1014 specifies procedures for obtaining a representative sample from a consignment of creosote. This part of EN 1014 is only applicable to consignments of creosote which are in a single phase at the time of the sampling. Note 1 : At ambient temperature, part of the creosote may be in crystalline form. In such cases, it is necessary to heat the creosote to a temperature at which it is entirely liquid before sampling.