GUT Product testing

for textile floor coverings:
Pollutants, Emissions, Odours.

GUT carries out comprehensive testing in three main areas: Pollutants, Emissions and Odour.  We have a  simple and effective precautionary approach to all three issues by ensuring that any banned, or limited use, chemicals are avoided in the manufacture of any component within the supply chain from raw material to finished product of our members products.
Pollutants

Pollutants

Using traditional chemical analysis together with more rapid modern tests, both the raw materials and the finished product are checked for a wide range of harmful substances. These include heavy metals, softeners, biocides, pesticides, POPs (persistent organic pollutants) as well as the REACH SVHC’s (substances of very high concern).

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Emissions

Emissions

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s) are often emitted into indoor air by new building products, therefore affecting Indoor Air Quality, however they can easily be identified and measured using a test chamber and must conform to European Standards. Textile floor coverings are tested according to the current DIN EN16516 standard which in turn is based on pan- European LCI values for health in relation to VOC emissions.

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Odours

Odours

Even if all VOC limits are met for a specific product and it is classified as having very low emission levels, there may still be traces of various substances which can cause unpleasant odours. 

The GUT sensory odour test is the only test which also identifies those elements.

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Address

GUT e.V.

Schönebergstraße 2
D-52068 Aachen

Germany

Contact us

Phone: +49 241 96843 411
Fax.: +49 241 96843 400
E-Mail: mail@gut-ev.de

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