BS 5502-72:1992
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Buildings and structures for agriculture Code of practice for design and construction of controlled environment stores for vegetables, fruit and flowers
Hardcopy , PDF
English
01-04-1992
Committees responsible
Foreword
Code of practice
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. General
4. Design, materials and construction
5. Store geometry
6. Environment
7. Services
8. Fire precautions, safety, welfare and hygiene
9. Safety signs and notices
Tables
1. Cool stores: recommended insulation levels
2. Atmospheric analysis for controlled atmosphere
stores
3. Fruit and vegetables: storage volumes
4. Maximum values of heat production due to respiration
in air
5. Fruit and vegetables: recommended storage conditions
in air
6. Apples and pears: recommended storage conditions in
air
7. Bulbs (planting stock): recommended storage
conditions in air
8. Cut flowers harvested June to November: recommended
storage conditions in air
9. Nursery stock: recommended storage conditions in air
10. Soft fruit and vegetables: recommended storage
conditions under controlled atmosphere
11. Apples and pears: recommended storage conditions
under controlled atmosphere
12. Fruit and vegetables: recommended cooling times
13. Carbon dioxide production in air and under
controlled atmosphere
Index
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