Composts - Determination of Respiration Rate

Standard CAN/BNQ 0413-220
Organic Soil Conditioners - Composts - Determination of Respiration Rate - Respirometric Method

The use of compost as a soil conditioner is an excellent fertilization method that is inexpensive and effective. However, producers must ensure that compost is safe for human health and the environment, in particular by measuring its respiration rate. To that end, the BNQ developed the CAN/BNQ 0413-220 standard, for compost producers. This national standard specifies a method for determining the respiration rate of a compost using respirometry. The respirometric method proposed has been adapted from a method developed by the Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec (CRIQ) and uses a respirometer to determine the amount of oxygen consumed by the metabolic activity of aerobic microorganisms in a sample of compost over a given period. The method proposed in the standard applies to composts from various sources used as organic soil amendments, and it deals with seven areas:

• principle;
• equipment and reagents;
• apparatus;
• samples (sampling and sample storage);
• procedure (safety measures, calibration, test prerequisites, test portion preparation and testing);
• calculating and expressing the results;
• test report.

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8186	ANG	CAN/BNQ 0413-220	Organic Soil Conditioners - Composts - Determination of Respiration Rate - Part I: Respirometric Method - Part II: Modified Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) Respiration Method
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8185	FRN	CAN/BNQ 0413-220	Amendements organiques - Composts - Détermination du taux de respiration - Partie I: Méthode respirométrique - Partie II : Méthode de respiration par la demande biochimique en oxygène (DBO) modifiée
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Standards committee members

Number of committee members: 14

Mr. Lord Abbey	Dalhousie University
Ms. Susan Antler	Conseil canadien du compost (CCC)
Mr. Daniel Bourque	Biogénie, Division de Englobe Corp.
Ms. Pascale Cantin	Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ)
Mr. Andrew Drury	All Treat Farms Limited
Mr. Daniel Ekoualla	Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques (MELCC) - Direction des matières résiduelles
Ms. Françoise Forcier	Solinov
Mr. Thomas Forge	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Mr. Martin Héroux	Ville de Montréal Service de l'environnement
Mr. Ian McLachlin	A&L Canada Laboratories Inc.
Mr. Karel Ménard	Front commun québécois pour une gestion écologique des déchets (FCQGED)
Mr. Denis Potvin	Institut de recherche et de développement en agroenvironnement (IRDA)
Ms. Sophie Taillefer	Recyc-Québec
Mr. Allan Yee	City of Edmonton

Contact

Andréanne Bilodeau, agr. 
Bureau de normalisation du Québec
Tel.: 418-652-2238 / 1-800-386-5114, ext. 2451
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