DIN V ENV 807:2001-12

The document specifies a laboratory method of test wich gives a basis for assessing the effectiveness of a wood preservative against micro-fungi (ascomycetes and fungin imperfecti) which cause soft rot of wood in service. The infection source is the micro-flora of the soil which can also contain other micro-organisms such as bacteria and other fungi, such as moulds and basidiomycetes. This laboratory method provides one criterion by which the value of a wood preservative product can be assessed. This information has to be supplemented by data from other relevant tests...