Waste loads require test representations with artifacts for actual load representations have not
achieved researchers' consensus for wide recognition. Disparate practices exist throughout the
world for test materials, quantity and load extraction acceptance criteria from laboratory tests.
Confidence in data requires application of reproducible test media as standard solid waste(s) for
applications to national standards. For reproducibility, test artifacts require dimensional
tolerances and specific characterized physical and chemical properties for elimination of
uncertainty when specified for laboratory evaluations. Current extraction acceptance criteria
permit discarding data for partial extraction indications, averaging of individual test results, or
complete extraction of all test solids. Aspects of those elements in test protocols applied to
laboratory data for acceptable water closet performance criteria are discussed. Results are
illustrated for mixed media applications. Includes 14 references, tables, figures.