Organic Soil Conditioners – Composts – Determination of Foreign Matter Content – Sieving Method

Standard CAN/BNQ 0413-210
Organic Soil Conditioners – Composts – Determination of Foreign Matter Content – Sieving 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 foreign matter content. To that end, the BNQ developed the CAN/BNQ 0413-210 standard, for compost producers. This national standard specifies a sieving method adapted from methods developed by the Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec (CRIQ) and the Quebec Ministère de l’Environnement (MENV). The method described is used to determine the foreign matter content of composts through particle size analysis and applies to composts from various sources used as organic soil conditioners.

The standard covers the following areas:

• principle;
• apparatus;
• samples;
• procedure (calibration, test prerequisites, test portions and testing);
• calculating and expressing the results (general and percentage of mass);
• calculating counts (foreign matter and sharp foreign matter);
• test report.

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8178	ANG	CAN/BNQ 0413-210	Organic Soil Conditioners - Composts - Determination of Foreign Matter Content - Sieving Method
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8177	FRN	CAN/BNQ 0413-210	Amendements organiques - Composts - Détermination de la teneur en corps étrangers - Méthode granulométrique
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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

Partners

• Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec
• Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement, de la Faune et des Parcs

Contact

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