Meccanical Tests (for characterization and quality control) :
- D638 ASTM Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics
- D882 ASTM Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Thin Plastic Sheeting
- D883 ASTM Terminology Relating to Plastics
Tests for degradation, photo-oxidative and biodegradation stability
(into water, soil and compost) :
- D3826 ASTM Practice for Determining Degradation End-point in Degradable Polyethylene and Polypropylene Using a Tensile Test
- D5208 ASTM Practice for Fluorescent Ultraviolet (UV) Exposure of Photodegradable Plastics
- D5576 ASTM Practice for Determination of Structural Features in Polyolefins and Polyolefin Copolymers by Infrared Spectrophotometry (FT-IR)
- D5988 ASTM Test Method for Determining Aerobic Biodegradation of Plastic Materials in Soil
- D7444 ASTM Practice for Heat and Humidity Ageing of Oxidatively Degradable Plastics
- CEN TR 15351:2006 Plastics—Guide for vocabulary in the field of degradable and biodegradable polymers and plastic items
- ISO 10640 Plastics—Methodology for assessing polymer photo-ageing by FTIR and UV/visible spectroscopy
- ISO 17556 (03) Plastics—Determination of the ultimate aerobic biodegradability in soil by measuring the oxygen demand in a respirometer or the amount of carbon dioxide evolved
- AFNOR (France) Accord T51-808 Assessment of oxo-biodegradability of polyolefinic materials in the form of films.
Toxicity Tests :
- OECD 202 Daphnia sp., Acute Immobilization and Reproduction
- OECD 203 Fish Toxicity
- OECD 207 Earthworms, Acute Toxicity
- OECD 208 Terrestrial Plants, Growth
