REQUIRED TESTING

(Updated 6/17/05)


        Prior to the Duke Toxicology Program issuing an initial or continuing toxicologist's approval for certification by the Art and Creative Materials Institute, certain testing may be required.  A product can be approved for certification once you have completed the initial testing requirements.  If requests are made for additional testing after a customer has submitted a product, these tests will not delay the certification unless they are requested because of new information about this specific product or unless the result is judged critical to the evaluation.  If a product is approved with testing still outstanding, the required testing should be completed expeditiously, but no later than 6 months from approval,  as the continued approval of the product requires that such testing be completed. Test methods with a "*" are available from ACMI on request.  A list of laboratories offering these services is available from http://www.acminet.org

 

                                                                TEST METHODS
 
 

*1. ASTM D5517, EN71.3 (1994) or their equivalent (for metal solubility testing) e

*2. Synthetic Intestinal Juice Method for Extracting Nitroaromatic Amines/ETAD No. 212/DIN 55 610 (for aromatic amines or dyes in pigments/products) e

3. Test for eye or skin irritation, either in vivo (Draize) c,j or in vitro (Eytex, Bovine Corneal Opacity Test, Matek EpiOcular Test, or Matek EpiCutaneous Test) d,i

*4. DCMA Method for PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) in Pigments, or its equivalent e

*5. pH of your product e,g

*6. Closed or open cup test for flammability (Setaflash) b,e

*7. %Respirable Silica:  respirable fraction as measured by Andreason Pipette or Sedigraph (fraction with an aerodynamic diameter of 4.25 microns or less) x cryatalline silica in the 4.25 micron fraction g,h

*8. % Asbestos fibers with aspect ratio of 1:20 or greater and length >5 microns. as detected by PLM/XRay diffraction g

9. Viscosity in Saybolt unit seconds at 100 degrees Farenheit b

*A. Solid combustability as measured by the FSHA test for flammable solids (hold candle flame on tip for 5 seconds: a combustible marker is one that burns for 60 seconds and drips molten plastic) h(or see ACMI for test method)

*B. Free formaldehyde as measured by head space analysis with trapping in chromatropic acid and analysis by colorimetry or gas or ion chromatography e

*C. Monomeric ethylene oxide (GC headspace analysis method of Tegewa, or its equivalent) e

D. In laydown testing in terms of micrograms of ink lain down per cm of line a,h

E. Respirable dust production assessment f,h

F. ACMI requires lead testing of products sold for use by children.
 

*Methodology available upon request from ACMI.
 
 
 
 

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