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BS 6085:1992

Superseded

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Methods for determination of the resistance of textiles to microbiological deterioration

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

14-10-2003

Language(s)

English

Published date

28-02-1992

Committees responsible
Foreword
Methods
Section 1 - General
1 Scope
2 Principle
3 Health and safety of operators
4 Atmosphere for conditioning and
   testing of textiles
5 Test specimens
Section 2 - Soil burial test
6 General
7 Apparatus
8 Procedure
Section 3 - Agar plate test using fungi
9 General
10 Apparatus and reagents
11 Preparation of spore suspension
12 Procedure
Section 4 - Agar plate test using bacteria
13 General
14 Apparatus and reagents
15 Preparation of the bacterial cell suspension
16 Procedure
Section 5 - Saturated atmosphere test
17 General
18 Apparatus and reagents
19 Procedure
Section 6 - Assessment and report
20 Assessment
21 Test report
Appendix A Durability procedures

Specifies procedures for soil burial, agar plate and saturated atmosphere tests, and methods of assessment.

Committee
TCI/100
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 91/37616 DC and BS 6085(1981). (03/2006)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
18
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

BS 1932-1:1989 Testing the strength of yarns and threads from packages Methods for determination of breaking strength and breaking extension
BS 1006:1990 Methods of test for colour fastness of textiles and leather
BS 2576:1986 Method for determination of breaking strength and elongation (strip method) of woven fabrics
BS 1051:1992 Glossary of terms relating to the mass determination of textiles

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