What is BS EN 13652 - Extraction of water soluble nutrients and elements in soil improvers and growing media about?
BS EN 13652 is a standard that serves technical specifications for the extraction of water soluble nutrients and elements in soil improvers and growing media, enabling the identification and declaration of nutrients and elements in soil improvers and growing media.
BS EN 13652 specifies a method for the routine extraction of water-soluble extractable nutrients and elements in soil improvers or growing media.
Note: BS EN 13652 method is not applicable to liming materials and preformed materials such as mineral wool slabs and foam slabs.
Who is BS EN 13652 - Extraction of water soluble nutrients and elements in soil improvers and growing media for?
BS EN 13652 on the extraction of water soluble nutrients and elements in soil improvers and growing media applies to:
- Manufacturers of soil improvers and growing media
- Testing houses and labs for soil improvers and growing media
- Quality assurance services
- Research and development departments
- Soil inspection services
Why should you use BS EN 13652 - Extraction of water soluble nutrients and elements in soil improvers and growing media?
Soil improvers are substrates that help to improve the structure and fertility of the soil. Soil improvers are mixed into the top layer of the garden, in the root zone of the plants. Growing media are mixes of components that give plants water, air, nutrients, and support.
BS EN 13652 provides users guidance on a method for extraction of water-soluble nutrients and elements in soil improvers and growing media. BS EN 13652 also provides users with a step-by-step procedure for the method, enabling users to do the method correctly.
BS EN 13652 provides users guidance on principle, apparatus, test sample, procedure, determination of extracted nutrients and elements, expression of results, precision and test report, enabling the accuracy in extracting water soluble nutrients and elements.
BS EN 13652 provides users information in a tabular form for water soluble nutrients and elements in composted bark, bio waste, clay peat, coarse peat, composted sludge, and more for further analysis and determination of elements such as ammonium ion, nitrate-nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium and more.
With obedience and compliance to BS EN 13652, users can accurately assess and identify nutrients and elements in soil improvers and growing media, to ensure the potency, efficiency and quality of soil improvers and growing media.
