ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 11721-1 First edition 2001-01-15 Textiles Determination of resistance of cellulose-containing textiles to micro- organisms Soil burial test Part 1: Assessment of rot-retardant finishing Textiles Détermination de la résistance aux micro-organismes des textilescontenantdelacelluloseEssaid'enfouissement- Partie 1: Evaluation d'un traitement d'imputrescibilité Reference number E ISO 11721-1:2001(E) ISO @ ISO 2001 HS under I without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 11721-1:2001(E) PDFdisclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In downloading this area Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by ISO member bodies. In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below. ?ISO2001 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either ISO at the address below or ISO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56. CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.ch Printed in Switzerland @ IsO 2001 - All rights reserved Not for Resale ISO 11721-1:2001(E) Foreword ISO(theInternationalOrganizationforStandardization)isaworldwidefederationofnationalstandardsbodies(iSC memberbodies).The workofpreparingInternationalStandardsisnormallycarriedoutthroughISOtechnica committees.Eachmemberbodyinterestedinasubjectforwhichatechnicalcommitteehasbeenestablishedhas liaison with IsO, also take part in the work. IsO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEC Directives, Part 3. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this part of isO 11721 may be the subject of patent rights. IsO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. International Standard ISO 11721-1 was prepared by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) in collaboration with ISO Technical Committee TC 38, Textiles, in accordance with the Agreement on technical cooperation between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement). Throughout the text of this standard, read "...this European Standard..." to mean "..this International Standard..". Iso 11721 consists of the following parts, under the general title Textiles - Determination of resistance of cellulose-containing textiles to micro-organisms Soil burial test: Part 1: Assessment of rot-retardant finishing Part 2: Attack by micro-organisms/mixed culture Part 3: Toxicity of textile materials and finishing agents - Part 4: Saturated atmosphere test (mildew) Annex A forms a normative part of this part of ISO 11721. ili Not for Resale