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Title Revised defective blocks standard finally acknowledges pyrrhotite as primary cause of crisis Degree of recognition Regional Media name/outlet Donegal Daily Media type Web Country/Territory Ireland Date 2/06/26 Description he new IS 465 protocol, six years in the making, introduces major changes to testing and remediation while placing greater emphasis on the risk of future deterioration
After almost six years in gestation, the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) has finally published its revised IS 465, the testing protocol that underpins the State's defective blocks grant scheme.
The new standard, which for the first time acknowledges pyrrhotite as a primary cause of degradation in defective blocks, came into effect at the end of May.URL https://www.donegallive.ie/news/revised-defective-blocks-standard-finally-acknowledges-pyrrhotite-as-primary-cause-of-crisis-8654825 Persons Paul Dunlop
Keywords
- I.S.465
- pyrrhotite
- internal sulfate attack