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  • Glossary item | Last updated: 04 Jan 2021

Degradation

Process leading to a significant change in the structure of a product, typically characterized by a change of properties (e.g. integrity, molecular mass or structure, mechanical strength) and/or by fragmentation, affected by environmental conditions, proceeding over a period of time and comprising one or more steps.

Adapted from EN ISO 472:2013, EN 16575:2014, European Committee for Standardisation, Technical Committee 411 (CEN TC/411), Bio-based products – Vocabulary, Mandate M/492, August 2014.)

Source category: Standards