BS 3900-B15:1987

This standard BS 3900-B15:1987 Methods of test for paints is classified in these ICS categories:

• 87.040 Paints and varnishes

This Part of BS 3900 describes a method for the rapid examination of liquid paint to ascertain the level of lead present in the range 0.01 % (m/m) to 0.1 % (m/m).

The method is not applicable to those paints or similar products (e.g. fillers and putties) that do not allow a drop of the required diameter to be spotted onto a hardened filter paper. It is applicable principally to the general range of decorative and industrial paints.

NOTE The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.