BS 6806:2002

This standard BS 6806:2002 Textiles. Determination of formaldehyde. Method for the determination of total and free (water extraction method) formaldehyde using chromotropic acid is classified in these ICS categories:

• 59.080.01 Textiles in general

This British Standard describes two methods for determining formaldehyde on textiles: “total formaldehyde” and “free and water-soluble formaldehyde” using chromotropic acid and sulfuric acid for detection and quantification. The methods may be applied to any textile product containing a formaldehyde-based precursor.

The methods are not compatible with and cannot be compared directly with BS EN ISO 14184-1 and BS EN ISO 14184-2.