What is BS EN 12873-1-Test method for factory-made products made from organic or glassy materials about?
BS EN 12873 is a European standard on the influence of materials on water intended for human consumption that discusses the test method for factory-made products made from or incorporating organic or glassy (porcelain/vitreous enamel) materials to ensure water is safe for human consumption.
BS EN 12873-1 is the first part of the BS EN 12873 series that specifies a procedure to determine the migration of substances from factory-made or factory-applied products for use in contact with water intended for human consumption. Materials used to make such products include plastics, rubber and glassy (porcelain/vitreous enamel) materials.
BS EN 12873-1 is applicable to products intended to be used under various conditions for the transport and storage of water intended for human consumption, including raw water used to produce water intended for human consumption.
BS EN 12873-1 covers the extraction by water of substances from the finished products.
Who is BS EN 12873-1-Test method for factory-made products made from organic or glassy materials for?
BS EN 12873-1 on the test method for factory-made products made from organic or glassy materials is useful for:
- Water treatment plants
- Drinking water suppliers
- Health and safety departments
- Municipal Bodies
- Quality assurance departments
- Water testing laboratories
Why should you use BS EN 12873-1-Test method for factory-made products made from organic or glassy materials?
Porcelain and vitreous enamel are a material obtained by melting or fritting a mixture of inorganic materials. Porcelain and vitreous is a coating that is in contact with water and applied to a variety of products that produce or store water at elevated temperatures. Porcelain and vitreous enamel have adverse effects on the quality of water intended for human consumption.
BS EN 12873-1 provides you with guidance on apparatus, test samples and test pieces, sampling, transport and storage of test samples, pre-treatment of test pieces, stagnation with test water, test procedure, calculation of the concentration of the substances in the migration water.
These above test methods and procedures provided by BS EN 12873-1 assist you in the determination of the influence of porcelain/vitreous enamel materials on drinking water, improving the quality of drinking water and ensuring a reduction in severe health issues due to consumption of contaminated water.
What is changed since the last update?
BS EN 12873-1:2014 supersedes EN 12873-1:2003, which is withdrawn. BS EN 12873-1:2014 has made some technical changes compared to the previous editions EN 12873-1:2003. These include:
- The inclusion of procedures for testing glassy (porcelain/vitreous enamel) materials. This inclusion enabled an improvement of the title of BS EN 12873-1:2014
- The test temperatures, outlined in Clause 4 'Principle', are more specific
- The use of chromic acid is removed because of safety concerns
- The examples of extended collection and analysis of migration waters (Annex C) are more systematic
