This Technical Report specifies a method of test for the determination of the preventive action of a wood
preservative against basidiomycetes fungi when the preservative is applied as a surface treatment to wood.
This method is applicable to formulations of preservatives in a ready to use form as :
water-insoluble chemicals which are being studied as active fungicides ; or
organic formulations, as supplied or as prepared in the laboratory by dilution of concentrates ; or
organic water-dispersible formulations as supplied or as prepared in the laboratory by dilution of concentrates ;
or
water-soluble materials, for example salts.
NOTE This method can be used in conjunction with an appropriate ageing procedure, for example EN 73.