{{noref, date=January 2021 Environmental testing is the measurement of the performance of equipment under specified environmental conditions, such as: * extremely high and low temperatures * large, swift variations in temperature * blown and settling sand and dust * salt spray and salt fog * very high or low humidity * wet environments, waterproofness, icing * presence of corrosive material * fungus, fluids susceptibility * vibrations (airborne and structural), gun fire * accelerations * solar radiation * high and low pressures (especially for aeronautical and space equipment) * operating at angles (especially for marine, aeronautical and space equipment) * electromagnetic interference (EMI), ESD, Lightning * acoustic measurements * power input variations Such tests are most commonly performed on equipment used in military, maritime, aeronautical and space applications. See

Environmental test chambers An environmental chamber, also called a climatic chamber or climate chamber, is an enclosure used to test the effects of specified environmental conditions on biological items, industrial products, materials, and electronic devices and components ...

for more information about environmental testing equipment. Environmental test standards include *

MIL-STD-810 MIL-STD-810, U S Department of Defense Test Method Standard, Environmental Engineering Considerations and Laboratory Tests, is a United States Military Standard that emphasizes tailoring an equipment's environmental design and test limits to the ...

, "Test Method Standard for Environmental Engineering Considerations and Laboratory Tests", presently (2010) version G, issued in 2009 * MIL-HDBK-2036, "Preparation of Electronic Equipment Specifications", issued 1999 *

IEC 60068 IEC 60068 is an international standard for the environmental testing of electrotechnical products that is published by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). IEC 60068 is a collection of methods for environmental testing of electroni ...

, "Environmental Testing", with many parts. *

IEC 60945 The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC; in French: ''Commission électrotechnique internationale'') is an international standards organization that prepares and publishes international standards for all electrical, electronic and r ...

, "Maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment and systems – General requirements – Methods of testing and required test results", issued 2002 and due for review in 2007 * RTCA DO-160, "Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures for Airborne Equipment", first published in 1975 *

MIL-STD-461 MIL-STD-461 is a United States Military Standard that describes how to test equipment for electromagnetic compatibility Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) is the ability of electrical equipment and systems to function acceptably in their electr ...

, "Department of Defense Interface Standard: Requirements for the Control of Electromagnetic Interference Characteristics of Subsystems and Equipment (11 DEC 2015)", presently version G.

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