PREN 4159 : 200P1

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Terms, definitions and abbreviations
3 Principle
4 Apparatus
5 Specimen
6 Procedure
  6.1 Test methods
      6.1.1 Preparation of agarose + glucose gel
      6.1.2 Application of gel to coating
      6.1.3 Preparation of spore suspension
      6.1.4 Application of suspension to gel and
            storage at 25 degrees C
      6.1.5 Microscopic examination
      6.1.6 Time course of germination
7 Designation
8 Test report
Bibliography

Describes a method to assess the ability of biocide-containing coatings to prevent the germination of conidiospores of certain fungi known to be capable of proliferating in fuel systems for aerospace applications.