23/30464882 DC

This standard 23/30464882 DC BS EN 17937. Regulated chemicals in products. Determination of the content of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) by gas chromatography coupled to mass-spectrometry in plastic and rubber in articles supplied to the general public that come into direct contact with human skin and oral cavity is classified in these ICS categories:

• 71.080.15 Aromatic hydrocarbons
• 83.140.01 Rubber and plastics products in general

This document specifies a method to determine the total content of the 8 regulated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), see Table 1, in plastic and rubber articles by using GC-MS allowing detection at 0,1 mg PAHs/kg for plastic and 0,2 mg PAHs/kg for rubber material. Table 1 - List of PAHs ... NOTE Other PAHs compounds can also be analysed with this method, provided suitability has been proven.