Standardized Product Definition and Product Testing Guidelines for ...
Standardized Product Definition and Product Testing Guidelines for ... Standardized Product Definition and Product Testing Guidelines for ...
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Appendix 1 – Sample Biochar Label Figure A1.1 below is an example of adequate product labeling with the necessary product information as specified in these Biochar Guidelines. Producers who wish to report on the properties of biochar contained in a blended product must also report the percentage of biochar as an ingredient in that product and make it clear that the information reported on the biochar label applies to the biochar portion only. Figure A1.1 Sample Label for a Biochar Product GOOD GROW BIOCHAR MATERIAL TYPE Biochar made from declared feedstock COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Australia COUNTRY OF USE Australia FEEDSTOCK COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Australia FEEDSTOCK TYPE Processed Feedstock FEEDSTOCK COMPOSITION DECLARATION poultry manure - 83%, wood chip bedding - 17% BIOCHAR BASIC UTILITY PROPERTIES Moisture (at time of analysis) 20% - DECLARATION Organic Carbon 42% - CLASS 2 BIOCHAR H:C org Total Ash Total N pH Electrical Conductivity 0.6 - PASS 40% - DECLARATION 5.4% - DECLARATION 7.5 - DECLARATION 7.3 dS/m - DECLARATION Liming 23% CaCO 3 5% 4,760 µm BIOCHAR ADVANCED ANALYSIS AND SOIL ENHANCEMENT PROPERTIES Mineral N (ammonium and nitrate) 21 mg/kg - DECLARATION Total P&K 3.1% P, 4.4%K - DECLARATION Available P 16 mg/kg - DECLARATION Volatile Matter 6.8% - DECLARATION Total Surface Area 790 m2/g- DECLARATION External Surface Area 160 m2/g- DECLARATION Standardized Product Definition and Product Testing Guidelines for Biochar That Is Used in Soil 22
TOXICANT ASSESSMENT Earthworm Avoidance Test PASS Germination Inhibition Assay PASS Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) 6 mg /kg TM - PASS Dioxin/Furan (PCDD/F) 0.02 ng/kg I-TEQ - PASS Polychorinated Biphenyls (PCB) 0.2 mg/kg I-TEQ - PASS Arsenic 10 mg/kg - PASS Cadmium 1.2 mg/kg - PASS Chromium 60 mg/kg - PASS Cobalt 14 mg/kg - PASS Copper 143 mg/kg - PASS Lead 125 mg/kg - PASS Molybdenum 5 mg/kg - PASS Mercury 0.5 mg/kg - PASS Nickel 25 mg/kg - PASS Selenium 10 mg/kg - PASS Zinc 320 mg/kg - PASS Boron 20 mg/kg- DECLARATION Chlorine 90 mg/kg- DECLARATION Sodium 140 mg/kg- DECLARATION Please see attached MSDS documentation for appropriate shipping, handling, and storage procedures. 1 2 3 4 Standardized Product Definition and Product Testing Guidelines for Biochar That Is Used in Soil 23
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Appendix 1 – Sample Biochar Label<br />
Figure A1.1 below is an example of adequate product labeling with the necessary product<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation as specified in these Biochar <strong>Guidelines</strong>.<br />
Producers who wish to report on the properties of biochar contained in a blended product must<br />
also report the percentage of biochar as an ingredient in that product <strong>and</strong> make it clear that the<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation reported on the biochar label applies to the biochar portion only.<br />
Figure A1.1 Sample Label <strong>for</strong> a Biochar <strong>Product</strong><br />
GOOD GROW BIOCHAR<br />
MATERIAL TYPE<br />
Biochar made from declared feedstock<br />
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN<br />
Australia<br />
COUNTRY OF USE<br />
Australia<br />
FEEDSTOCK COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Australia<br />
FEEDSTOCK TYPE<br />
Processed Feedstock<br />
FEEDSTOCK COMPOSITION DECLARATION<br />
poultry manure - 83%,<br />
wood chip bedding - 17%<br />
BIOCHAR BASIC UTILITY PROPERTIES<br />
Moisture (at time of analysis)<br />
20% - DECLARATION<br />
Organic Carbon<br />
42% - CLASS 2 BIOCHAR<br />
H:C org<br />
Total Ash<br />
Total N<br />
pH<br />
Electrical Conductivity<br />
0.6 - PASS<br />
40% - DECLARATION<br />
5.4% - DECLARATION<br />
7.5 - DECLARATION<br />
7.3 dS/m - DECLARATION<br />
Liming 23% CaCO 3<br />
5% 4,760 µm<br />
BIOCHAR ADVANCED ANALYSIS AND SOIL ENHANCEMENT PROPERTIES<br />
Mineral N (ammonium <strong>and</strong> nitrate) 21 mg/kg - DECLARATION<br />
Total P&K<br />
3.1% P, 4.4%K - DECLARATION<br />
Available P<br />
16 mg/kg - DECLARATION<br />
Volatile Matter<br />
6.8% - DECLARATION<br />
Total Surface Area<br />
790 m2/g- DECLARATION<br />
External Surface Area<br />
160 m2/g- DECLARATION<br />
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