Designation:D1413−07´1StandardTestMethodforWoodPreservativesbyLaboratorySoil-BlockCultures1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD1413;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ε1NOTE—EditorialcorrectionsweremadethroughoutinApril2008.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversdeterminationoftheminimumamountofpreservativethatpreventsdecayofselectedspeciesofwoodbyselectedfungiunderoptimumlaboratorycondi-tions.1.2Therequirementsforpreparationofthematerialfortestingandthetestprocedureappearinthefollowingorder:SectionTitleSectionSummaryofTestMethod3SignificanceandUse4Apparatus5Reagents6WoodandTestBlocks7TestFungi8CultureMedia9PreparationofTestCultures10PreparationandImpregnationofTestBlocks11ConditioningTreatedBlocks12PreservativePermanence13StabilizationofTreatedTestBlocksandPlacementinCultureBottles14IncubationandDurationofTest15HandlingTestBlocksAfterExposuretoTestFungi16CalculationofWeightLosses17EvaluationofTestResults18RefiningtheThreshold19Report20PrecisionandBias21Keywords221.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D841SpecificationforNitrationGradeTolueneD1193SpecificationforReagentWaterD1758TestMethodforEvaluatingWoodPreservativesbyFieldTestswithStakes(Withdrawn2015)3D3345TestMethodforLaboratoryEvaluationofWoodandOtherCellulosicMaterialsforResistancetoTermitesD3507TestMethodsforPenetrationofPreservativesinWoodandforDifferentiatingBetweenHeartwoodandSapwood(Withdrawn2008)3E11SpecificationforWovenWireTestSieveClothandTestSieves2.2OtherStandards:4AWPAE10TestingWoodPreservativesbyLaboratorySoil-BlockCultures3.SummaryofT...
