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Ecological Testing Services


Shirley Technologies and Human Ecology

Textile ecology can be generally categorised into four areas - production ecology, performance ecology, disposal ecology and human ecology. The first three categories relate to the environmental effects of a product's lifecycle, whereas human ecology considers the effects on the user/wearer of the finished product. Shirley Technologies Ltd provides testing in this latter category.

As well as providing testing and certification to the Oeko-tex scheme, Shirley Technologies can also offer specific testing and evaluation to suit the requirements of the client which address the toxicological properties of textiles and related products.

Our knowledgeable team of experts can also advise on testing requirements to ensure that your products are fully compliant with current EC legislation relating to textile ecology.

We are able to offer testing in the following areas:

 

 





Key Activities

Analysis & Investigation

Due Diligence

Ecology

Expert Witness Service

Laundry Product Evaluation

Microbiology


Terms & Conditions
 


Irritation Studies

Investigation of fabric irritation

Testing for Organotin compounds

Detection of banned and restricted compounds

Toxic (Heavy) Metal Screening

Detection Testing to BS and ISO standards

PCPs (pentachlorophenols)

Quantitative Testing to DIN 53313

Banned AZO Dyes (aromatic amines)

Screening to EC Directive 76/769/EEC

Allergenic disperse dyestuff

Screening for known irritant dye stuffs

Formaldehyde Testing


BS EN tests for free (skin irritation) and released (respiratory irritation) formaldehyde

Nickel Testing and the Nickel Directive

Testing of jewellery, zips, buttons etc to BS EN standards for this sensitizer

Phthalates Testing


Screening of PVC toys and plastisol prints and coatings for these toxic plasticisers

For further information click on the following link to download a leaflet in Adobe PDF format:

Textile Ecology

 

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